School Nursing Supervisor, RN  (Full Time)
Department: School

Help children with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.

Registered Nurse - Supervisor Needed!

Come for a job, find a family!

The pay for this position is$85,000-$89,000/year. This is an exempt position.

• This is a job where you can make a difference in other's lives and build a career
• Work independently with people supported in the school and residential setting
• Full time only
  
• Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland (Ridgley); An easy 35-40 minute commute from Dover, DE, Bridgeville, DE, and Trappe, MD, and roughly 45 minutes from the Bay Bridge.

+ Other Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term and short term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
• 403(b) match
• Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Extra pay for using your personally owned vehicle, if eligible
• Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
• Career advancement opportunities
• Paid training
• Year-round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!

+ Education and Experience

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program, BSN preferred
• Must have a current Registered Nurse license through the State of Maryland.
• Must be in good standing with the Maryland Board of Nursing.
• Must have a minimum of six (6) years of nursing experience and previous experience working with pediatrics, special needs, or mental health population preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience highly preferred.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years old

+ Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational function of the school nursing team and department to meet all student needs and services in accordance with all federal, state, and local practice standards and regulations for a school and residential setting. Assure services are provided are in compliance with school policies.
• Facilitate effective communication to all departments, external agencies, providers, and student families.
• Ensure all documentation required is current and available in the school and group home environment.
• Develop and modify as needed policies, protocols and guidelines. Review all at least annually.
• Support the use of psychiatric consultation service by providing staff nurse coordination of scheduling, participation, and team attendance. Ensure parent participation, and the dissemination of information where needed, including maintenance of each student's medical record and external agency requirements.
• Keep lines of communication open with parents/guardians, external agencies pharmacy services, and insurance companies on student nursing related needs.
  
• Provide Delegating Nursing support for all CMT's on campus and in group home setting.
  • Ongoing education and training to meet certification standards
  • Documentation and review of medication error
  • Initial assessment and 45-day reviews as well as yearly goals of care for all students who require such (i.e. group home students)
• Develop nursing care plans and individualized emergency protocols for students as needed
• Provide "on-call" support to Infirmary designee when nurse is not scheduled. This includes availability for phone calls and to be on-site if needed.
• Assess and deliver first aid for staff who present with work-related injury or acute illness.

+ Working Conditions

Hours of work

• Full time, 40 hours per week
• Day shift, Monday - Friday; 8am-4pm (with some weekend hours)
  

Work environment

• Ridgely Campus and/or Residential Setting.

Travel requirements

• Minimal

On-call Responsibilities

• Required for this position

Benedictine is an EOE