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: s.totalchild@gmail.com using the “Job Title” as the subject of the email.

Note: You MUST reside at Ijanikin/Badagry/Agbara axis.

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