Overview
Total Child School is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
- Job Position: School Nurse
- Job Locations: (Ijanikin / Badagry) Lagos, Agbara – Ogun
Job Responsibilities
It is the primary responsibility of the School Nurse to:
General Nursing Duties:
- Classroom rounds and checking of pupils as regards to their personal hygiene.
- Collecting all prescribed drugs for safekeeping and proper administration
- Supervision of pupils during P.E. and break time
- Administering first aid treatment to sick children and staff. And also the observation of any change in condition.
- Documentation of every detailed treatment in the medical report book.
- Notifying the Head of School of any accidents, changes in condition, or any treatment administered on any pupil or staff during school hours.
- Writing of medical report to accompany any child who has received first aid treatment.
- Reporting any outbreak of communicable diseases to the Head of School as soon as it is observed.
- Sending of the medical newsletter to inform parents and guardians of outbreak and precautions to be taken.
- Ensuring that any pupil affected by any communicable infection is kept at home and a medical clearance certificate is required before such pupil is admitted back in the school.
- Visiting of pupils who are on prolonged hospitalization.
- Escorting sick pupils to the hospital after parents consent in an emergency.
Health Education:
- Delivering periodic health talks during assembly, in classrooms on important health issues e.g. Harmattan, season, personal hygiene, etc.
- Use of health write-ups on school boards, in the toilets, and classrooms as a media for health awareness to the pupils, teachers, and parents.
Health and Safety Management:
- Designation of all support staff to various post
- Delegation of duties to support staff.
- A thorough inspection of classroom furniture, fixtures, and electrical fittings.
- Hourly monitoring of toilets.
- A thorough inspection of play equipment and playing grounds on daily basis.
- Daily inspection of water dispensers, water bottles, and ensuring regular supply of water refills.
- Supervision of waste evacuation by waste disposal managers.
- supervision of all gardening duties inside and outside the school premises
- Liaising with the janitor in regard to other aspects of facility management mentioned above:
- Reporting any electrical, plumbing, and carpentry defects or fault which may be a detriment to the health of the pupils and staff.
- Ensuring that all repairs are done, inspected, and confirmed fit for use.
- Regular purchase of cleaning materials.
- regular purchase of medical supplies for the sickbay
Job Requirements
- Applicant must be an RN / RM / BNS / BLS from a reputable institution with at least 3 years cognate experience.
- Experience as a School Nurse will be an added advantage.
Closing Date
22nd January 2021
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the “Job Title” as the subject of the email.
Note: You MUST reside at Ijanikin/Badagry/Agbara axis.
