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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CONNECTICUT TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM

HEAD NURSE

SUBSTITUTE

HOURLY RATE:  $28.88 PER HOUR

The Connecticut Technical High School System is recruiting for the position of Substitute Head Nurse.  The school system anticipates multiple substitute head nurse positions at the participating schools.  The individuals selected to fill these positions will be called in whenever the regular school nurse is absent.

Examples of Duties:

Provides counseling and health services to students; serves as member of crisis intervention team; provides assessment of medical problems; determines need for physician or first aid services; obtains medical history; takes vital signs and performs basic evaluative procedures and tests; dispenses medication; administers oxygen; provides primary first aid; makes referrals and follows up on health needs; contacts family; provides counseling on health related issues, maintains accurate medical records; may order and process supplies and medication; may perform eye exams, hearing tests; performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Knowledge, Skill and Ability:

Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of nursing; knowledge of nursing administration; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience:  Two (2) years' experience as a registered professional nurse.

Special Experience:  One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in the appropriate specialty working with the type of patients and/or clients serviced by the agency.

Substitution Allowed:  A Bachelor's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.

Special Requirements:   Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license as a registered professional nurse in Connecticut .

Working Conditions: Incumbents in this class may be exposed to communicable diseases.

Eligible Candidates:

Any candidate meeting the above requirements may submit a resume and PLD-1 which may be obtained from the Department of Administrative Services website at www.das.state.ct.us to the business manager of the local Technical High School .  See page three of this announcement for a listing of the schools. 

Closing date for applications:  Continuous Recruitment

Candidates on Reemployment/SEBAC lists will be given first preference in filling these vacancies.

"The Connecticut State Board of Education is an equal opportunity/affirmative action entity. For more information, please call Carl Jordan, Affirmative Action Administrator, State of Connecticut Department of Education, (860) 713-6530 (Affirmative Action Administrator and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator); and/or William Turek, Education Consultant, Connecticut Technical High School System, (860) 807-2227 (Coordinator for matters related to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973)."

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER