Job Description

Location Detail: 95 Merritt Blvd Trumbull (10439)

Shift Detail: M - F 8am - 4:30pm School nurse experience a plus

Work Location Type: In Person

Work where every moment matters.

 

Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network, and is the system’s second-largest hospital.

Job Summary:
• Manages school health program activities, workflow and assigned nursing

resources.

Responsibilities:
• Ensures compliance with regulatory and school district requirements. Ensures

compliance with policies and procedures.
• Conducts hiring, training, directing, development and evaluating of staff.
• Identifies and resolves issues affecting the delivery of patient care services.

Participates in development and implementation of programs to ensure

efficient and effective

delivery of health services.
• Monitors and adheres to budget. Performs other administrative functions such

as reporting and audits.
• Provides direct nursing and supporting healthcare and assists in the

implementation of instructional activities for assigned program.
• Administers nursing services in compliance with established standards and

practices.
• Assesses the performance of employees and provides effective operational

supervision and support to assigned LPNs, RNs, and any other staff providing

medically oriented service.
• Reports changes in student's functioning/condition and other significant

information to parents/guardians, other healthcare providers and responsible

parties involved in care.
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Required Credential(s):
• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Connecticut Department of

Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• One or more of the following:
• Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association

(AHA) obtained within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
• Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Red Cross obtained

within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

 
Education:
• Graduate of an accredited BSN program

Work Experience:
• At least 5 years nursing experience.
• Experience working with developmental disabilities preferred.
• Leadership and supervisory experience required.

We take great care of careers.

 

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters.  And this is your moment .

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Shift work,

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