Enlarged Role Nurse- School

Person at an outpost or dispensary in a locality covered by the provisions on regional disparities, who, in addition to his regular duties as a nurse, does patient assessments that allow a doctor to make a diagnosis at a distance and determine the appropriate interventions.

Also, is required to carry out actions and interventions that are generally reserved to doctors in other work environments.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS Under the authority of the Coordinator of Awash and Uschi of the CMC, the school nurse performs her duties at Annie Whiskeychan Memorial Elementary School and Wiinibekuu School (primary and secondary) and works with young people from the age of 5 years old and over.* Responsible for the organization, application and evaluation of the Annie Whiskeychan Memorial Elementary primary school health program.* Performs, as a member of an interdisciplinary team, in a variety of community health nursing care activities in school health;* Carries out assessment, care and counseling for students in the school setting;* Keeps a confidential medical file for each student, write notes and refer them if necessary according to the established procedures;* Performs various prevention and promotion activities in the school setting (dental health, school absenteeism, healthy nutrition, physical activity, tobacco, etc.)* Assures the immunization updates for students; vaccinates according to MSSS recommendations and immunization protocols; performs vaccination follow-ups; participates in the organization of the annual influenza campaign.* Performs visual screening for kindergarten children and visual examinations for all students, at the request of parents or upon referral by a teacher;* Refers school-age children with suspected speech or learning problems for audiograms and follow-ups;* Supports all school personnel in their health and social related teaching and program needs.* Assures a role of support and guidance in the application and organization of the First Aid policy within the school, in its material management, and; in staff and students' training; responds to emergencies in the school, evaluates the severity of the incident and transfers for care continuity when needed.* Collaborates in the application of the school infectious diseases policy; promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases through early detection, surveillance and reporting of contagious diseases.

Education: Member in good standing of the O.I.I.Q ; Experience: Two (2) years of diversified experience as a nurse or One (1) year of experience as a nurse in an emergency room.

LANGUAGE* Fluent in English;* Fluency in Cree or French is an asset; OTHER* This position includes on-call periods for the current services;* Includes extended role functions;* A skill-based test may be required.

NOTES Nurses who have followed the extended role training and have not successfully completed this training are excluded from this posting.

However, the nurse who demonstrates a minimum one-year of new acute care experience since the training may request a reconsideration of this exclusion.