The Ideal Candidate
- Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or relevant post-graduate health qualification, or other post-graduate Pediatric qualification
- Minimum of two years’ experience as a school nurse or 4 years in Pediatrics
- First Aid Certificate
- Ability to communicate well with others
- Ability to assess situations and act quickly
- Organized and proactive
Job purpose
- Provides students’ the basic health services during the school day.
- Acts as first medical point according to the Medical and First Aid Policy
- Supervises the children’s health and wellbeing so they can fully participate in everyday school activities
- Develops and manages school health and wellness programme / policies
Main job responsibilities
- Epidemiological triage
- Evaluate children/staff who complain of specific disorders
- Contact parents and teachers in case any medical emergency occurs
- Contact the direct manager in case the children’s condition is incompatible with this school’s activity
- Call parents to suggest they pick up children who might be uncomfortable or who might have developed a contagious illness
- Prepares daily records of children absent for medical reasons, following their return to the community to be subject to the presentation of epidemiological favourable opinion issued by the family doctor for absences exceeding 3(three) days, according to the Order;
- Educate students on hand washing, germs and other health care and safety issues
- Examine, authenticate, and update vaccination records
- Ensure the availability of first aid kits according to law
- Maintain files on each student’s health and medical history
Additional Duties
- Follow the procedure to collect the medical waste properly
- Organizing the equipment of the medical office.
- Manage info that need to be displayed in the medical office
- Issuing orders for medical supplies
- Collaboration with admission department for registration / re-registration of students
- ISAMS / CPOMS updates
- Prepares reports daily/ weekly or on direct Manager’s request.
We also offer you 40 days of vacation leave!
