Total Teachers Education School Nurse Vacancy, Monday 7, September 2015

Total Teachers supports schools to attain and maintain the highest possible standards

Trading since 2010, Total Teachers utilises the latest thinking and innovation from countries with highly developed educational systems to engender creativity in the classroom, impacting upon school standards and maximising school improvement. From its headquarters in the Abuja and Lagos, Total Teachers works with over 300 schools to develop this agenda and has developed an empathy and understanding of the specific requirements of Nigerian schools as they move from 20th Century methodologies to 21st Century methodologies with the learner at the centre.

Total Teachers provides a holistic approach to supporting Nigerian schools

Our team includes-

Teachers

Principals

Trainers

Consultants

Inspectors

We focus on the up skilling of teachers through meaningful and high quality training which meets the needs of schools. We also support strategic planning through our advisory and inspection service, providing support for senior managers within the school in terms of development planning and the formation of key performance targets.

SCHOOL NURSE

RESPONSIBILITIES

This professional school nursing position is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services that:

Maximize the quantity of in-class time by reducing the incidence of health related absenteeism,

Eliminate or minimize health problems which impair learning

Promote the highest degree of independent functioning possible

Promote student, staff and community awareness of and participation in healthy behaviors

The School Nurse Will Provide

Standards of Care

Assessment: Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the client’s health or situation

Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues

Outcomes Identification: Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the client or situation

Planning: Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes

Implementation: Implements the identified plan through coordination of care, health teaching and health promotion and consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of others and effect change.

Evaluation: Evaluates progress towards attainment of outcomes

Standards of Professional Performance

Quality of Practice:

Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice

Education:

Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current school nursing practice

Professional Practice Evaluation:

Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations

Collegiality:

Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and school personnel as colleagues

Collaboration:

Collaborates with the client, the family, school staff and others in the conduct of school nursing practice

Ethics:

Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice

Research:

Integrates research findings into practice

Resource Utilization:

Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice on the planning and delivery of school nursing services

Leadership:

Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession

Program Management:

Manages school health services

REQUIREMENTS

Auxiliary Nurses/Trained Nurses

TO APPLY

All serious applications should be forwarded to totalteachersed@gmail.com

Total Teachers Education School Nurse Vacancy, Monday 7, September 2015