School Nurse (Registered)

Job Description

The School Nurse will provide a clinically effective and high quality nursing care and welfare service to students, and first aid care to all members of the school community as required. The School Nurse will also provide a holistic approach to the care of children, including health promotion and the assessment and treatment of illness and injury.

Job Role & Responsibilities

• Attend to children's injuries, illness, and assist in handling outbreak cases, such as hand, food and mouth disease.
• Assist in taking of children temperature daily.
• Provide first aid and emergency care and treatment as required;
• Provide a confidential counselling and health advice service as required;
• Ensure care plans are developed and written for children requiring them, eg. in the case of asthma, epilepsy, diabetes and anaphylaxis;
• Lead and operate procedures for control of infectious diseases;
• Administering medications under protocol, keeping accurate dispensing records;
• Maintain the stock in the treatment room and be responsible for the hygiene and tidiness of the area;
• Follow procedures for the safe disposal of clinical waste;
• Promote health education, and ensure the provision of, and access to, a range of appropriate publicity materials on children health issues;
• Provide health advice to staff organizing staff trips;
• Maintain all medical records accurately, confidentially and safely;
• Keep records of all reported accidents in the School
• All other duties which are commensurate with the position of School Nurse.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Diploma in Nursing or equivalent
• State registered nurse with Singapore Nursing Board preferred
• Able to work well with children
• Computer literacy
• Those with relevant experience working in a school environment would be an added advantage

EtonHouse International School Orchard is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment with the intention of promoting wellbeing for all members of our school community. As a school and employer, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our safer recruitment policy aims to ensure that the appropriate checks are made for all potential staff who will come in contact with our students, as part of a transparent and equitable recruitment policy.

Department International School Orchard Locations Orchard

Colleagues

Jocasta Ng

About EtonHouse International Education Group

EtonHouse emphasises child-led learning, fostering happiness, engagement, open-mindedness, critical thinking, and a lifelong love for learning. Our inquiry-based pedagogy, established 30 years ago, has made us a leader in education, offering a comprehensive K-12 pathway from Infant Care to High School in Singapore and 9 other countries. The group also manage E-Bridge, part of Singapore's Anchor Operator Scheme for affordable Pre-Schools, and Middleton International School, an affordable through-train international school.

Founded in 1995