Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN)
Reports to: Director of Health and Wellness
Department: Health and Wellness
Compensation: $115k

Shrub Oak International School () is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.

Essential Functions: 

Reporting to the Director of Health and Wellness, the RN is a year-round position, serving as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team.  The RN employs an evidence-based, student-centric approach to providing high-quality, direct and indirect nursing, medical and overall proactive wellness care to our students. The RN works collaboratively with other staff within the school to provide front line support for the daily operations related to student health and wellbeing both on and off campus, guiding and mentoring students, assisting with emergency response procedures, and collaborating with all members of the Shrub Oak staff. The RN builds trusting relationships with students, families, the community and other medical service providers, while representing Shrub Oak International School in a respectful and competent manner.   

• Collaborate with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner around holistic health of students and intersection of physical and psychiatric/emotional well being   

• Monitoring of students’ health and wellness, and perform medical assessment of The Pines residents both as needed and on a routine basis   

• Provide crisis response and first-aid for medical emergencies or student injuries, including collaboration with Emergency Medical Services as needed   

• Maintain an assigned caseload of students to provide medical case management including:   

• Collaboration with student guardian/ family members around medical needs and medical care   

• Collaboration with youth primary and specialist medical providers   

• Scheduling of needed appointments including bloodwork, medical, vision, dental, and others as needed   

• Routine monitoring of students’ height, weight, and vital signs   

• Administration of student prescribed medications   

• Collaboration with nutritionist and food service around dietary and health needs   

• Perform assessment and body-mark checks with students at admission and discharge, as well as following significant incidents or allegations    

• Coordinate with medical providers and pharmacy around prescriptions and refills of student medications   

• Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team of providers including psychiatric, clinical, education, and direct-care providers.   

• Works directly with students and through Direct Support Professionals to provide health education and support students in the development of healthy lifestyle habits.   

• Performs any other responsibilities as needed and required     

Please note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. 

Requirements: 

Experience & Education: 

Required 

• Current NYS Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in good professional standing   

• Minimum 2 years of experience as an RN working with children/adolescents   

• Experience working with youth with autism and/or psychiatric illness preferred   

• Experience working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or co-occurring conditions. 

• Ability to Complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools (TCIS) in its entirety 

Preferred 

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher. 

• Experience working in a therapeutic or residential school setting. 

• Experience with crisis management and first-aid. 

• Training in psychiatric nursing or experience in psychiatric care. 

• Ability to communicate in a second language (Spanish, etc.). 

Skills & Abilities: 

• Experience with medical assessment and ability to assess and respond quickly in emergent situations   

• Exceptional communication (oral and written) and active listening skills to appropriately understand and meet student needs, as well as to interact with faculty, staff, families, and all external constituencies   

• Excellent analytical capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to understand, problem solve, and make sound determinations/decisions in situations with complex facts and data     

• Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders while being sensitive and responsive to the diverse needs of students, families, faculty, and staff, with a high degree of cultural competency and collegiality     

• Ability to effectively and proactively interact with a wide variety of individuals in a manner that values diversity, and positively portrays our programs, personnel, and philosophies     

• Ability to multitask and make sound and appropriate decisions under pressure, where situations/circumstances are continually evolving     

• Ability to work flexible hours is required 
  
  

Benefits: 

Available for full-time employees. An overview of our benefits: 

• Insurance coverage: Health, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance 

• Flexible spending account (FSA) 

• Paid time off (PTO) 

• 401k w/ company match 

• Tuition/Professional development assistance 

• Employee assistance program (EAP) 

• Employee discounts
  
  

Physical Requirements/Demands:

A workday regularly includes multiple or conflicting demands, deadlines and time pressures; work regularly requires sustained concentration. Standing for sustained periods of time, bending, stretching, walking up and down stairs (building has 6 floors), around a hilly campus as needed, may also require walking between floors or between buildings at a moment’s notice. May need to lift/move boxes up to 25 pounds and move or rearrange furniture.

Work Environment:

We are a boarding school located on a 127-acre campus. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces, mostly inside the classroom or educational environment. May include work within the residential setting. The building has 6 floors accessible by staircases and elevators.

EEO Statement:

Shrub Oak is an equal employment opportunity employer. Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job. Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.

Please note:

SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. Smoking or vaping of any kind is strictly prohibited indoors, outdoors, and during off-campus activities, with enforcement measures in place including smoke/vape detectors. Non-compliance will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.