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JOB OPENINGS

School Nurse

Job Responsibilities

  • Ensure the smooth operation of Medical Room in order to provide professional, immediate and appropriate medical support to the students and staff of the school;
  • Promote and protect the optimal health status of students;
  • Develop health and safety standard protocols and procedures;
  • Monitor the health status of the school population;
  • Promote and assist in control of communicable disease through preventative measures, early detection, surveillance and reporting of contagious Diseases;
  • Provide health education to students, faculty and non-faculty members in both individual and group settings;
  • Respond to the needs of students reporting sick, prioritise and deal with them as appropriate, including carrying out necessary first aid care and medical treatment;
  • Make arrangements to contact parents/ sending home/ hospitalisation, where necessary;
  • Liaise with class teacher, year group teachers, tutors and senior leaders on health problems with students;
  • Maintain records of all visits to Medical Room and complete accident forms and reports as appropriate;
  • Provide first aid training for faculty and staff regularly and ensure adequate and appropriate first aid stock in medical room and classroom supplies, such as contents and display etc.; and
  • Provide medical cover for school events and trips where required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree holder in Nursing; Registered with the Hong Kong Nursing Board preferred;
  • Minimum of 3 years school nurse experience; relevant training in paediatrics and child health would be advantageous;
  • Able to perform routine medical procedures and first aid treatment;
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and good command of both written and spoken English, proficient in Chinese (including Mandarin) is preferred; and
  • Caring, organized, patient, responsible, self-motivated, able to work in a team environment and collaborate with colleagues.

Please send in your completed forms together with full curriculum vitae and covering letter,

BY EMAIL to: [email protected]

or

BY MAIL to:  HR Office, The ISF Academy, 1 Kong Sin Wan Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong (mark the position’s REF code on the envelope)