School Nurse at Kaihlon Limited

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: School Nurse

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• We are looking for an experienced school nurse to join our institution.
• Your primary responsibility will be to provide health services to students when they are at school. For example, you’ll treat injuries and and mild to acute sicknesses, or support students with chronic illnesses.
• You’ll also help with preventive care by educating students on how to avoid communicable diseases and having proper hygiene. 
• To succeed in this role, you must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to communicate with children, their parents or guardians, and teachers.
• If you meet these requirements, and you also have a genuine interest in improving children’s lives, we’d like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic healthcare to students in case of injury or acute illness
• Develop health plans for students with chronic illnesses and disabilities
• Educate students and staff on healthy habits, such as proper nutrition and hygiene 
• Detect health problems in early stages through regular screenings
• Keep track of students’ vaccination records
• Update students’ medical history 
• Ensure school environment is safe for children and school staff (e.g. prevention of communicable diseases)
• Write referrals for pediatricians and other health specialists
• Ensure compliance with national and local health laws
• Provide basic healthcare to students in case of injury or acute illness
• Develop health plans for students with chronic illnesses and disabilities
• Educate students and staff on healthy habits, such as proper nutrition and hygiene 
• Detect health problems in early stages through regular screenings
• Keep track of students’ vaccination records
• Update students’ medical history 
• Ensure school environment is safe for children and school staff (e.g. prevention of communicable diseases)
• Write referrals for pediatricians and other health specialists

Requirements and Skills

• You must have excellent organizational skills
• Ability to communicate with children, their parents or guardians, and teachers.

Application Closing Date
19th May, 2023..

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.