The Gunston School, an independent, nonsectarian, college preparatory day school (9-12) located in Centreville, MD is seeking a full-time Nurse/Health Coordinator. Gunston has a deep commitment to the values of rigor, nurture, and personalization, and we are seeking a dynamic candidate to join our welcoming and supportive community. Candidates should possess at least a bachelor’s degree and an RN qualification. As the leader of the school’s health program, the ideal candidate will have experience supporting adolescents, strong administrative and communication skills, possess a high degree of initiative and creativity, and an eagerness to work within a collaborative leadership team structure. In addition, with the onset of COVID-19, the candidate must be highly adaptable, skilled with the use of technology, comfortable with the change process, and dedicated to remaining informed of emerging health trends. The position commences on July 1, 2020.  

School Nurse duties and areas of responsibility:

• Leads the school’s overall approach to health, wellness, and health education; works with the school’s leadership team to review, revise, develop, and deliver a best practices health and wellness education program;
• Manages the school’s health and wellness space;
• Remains apprised of all school health requirements for the State of Maryland; serves as the school’s liaison with the local and state health departments;
• Responsible for the management and oversight of Magnus health forms within the student information system; ensures that all immunizations records are complete and up to date; 
• Provides essential information and appropriate training to faculty and staff regarding serious medical concerns of the students (asthma, allergy, diabetes, etc.)
• Serves as a liaison to the school’s food service providers about student dietary needs;
• Serves as the school’s certified medications administrator and manages the storage and delivery of all prescription and OTC medicine; maintains first aid supplies and manages distribution to faculty and staff
• Collaborates with the school’s First Aid Trainer to deliver required training and updates to employees
• Ensures that field trip/travel trip chaperones have access to all required health and emergency contact information; ensure that outside summer program partners (Horizons/YMCA) are adhering to campus safety standards. 
• Responds to health issues throughout the school day and communicates with families; Communicates to faculty and families communicable disease information as needed;
• Chairs the Health and Wellness Committee to coordinate meaningful programming to students and employees;
• Serves as member of the Emergency Operations Planning team and keeps emergency health policies up to date and in alignment with standards of care; utilizes the National Association of School Nurses guidelines for practice;
• Delivers, if necessary, telehealth education to students and colleagues in the event of an extended period of distance learning

Health Coordinator/COVID-related duties:

• Follows trends and updates on the local, regional, national, and international level;
• Serves as the liaison with the local health department
• Implements CDC guidelines for schools and incorporating local guidelines as required or appropriate
• Develops and implements school policies and procedures as prescribed and required by the local and state health departments
• Develops the protocols, procedures, and training for intensive cleaning, sanitizing and hand washing;
• Posts appropriate signage throughout the school;
• Maintains needed supplies of PPE and provide training in appropriate use;
• Monitors student/faculty health: temperature, contact tracing; Manage the "safe" area for a student (or employee)who becomes ill;
• Remains in contact with specific families if their child becomes ill; develops and implements the return to school health-based plan for students or employees who are ill; 
• Communicates incidents of illness or exposure to the schoolwide community as required by the local and state Departments of Health.
• Manages required reporting to the local Department of Health;
• Serves as a member of the Health Advisory Team 
• Additional duties, as assigned. 

Salary and benefits will be commensurate with a candidate’s background and experience, as aligned with local, state, and national benchmarks. Interested candidates should visit our website at www.gunston.org, and should send a cover letter, resume, and names and phone numbers of three references to:
 
Mr. John Lewis
Head of School
The Gunston School
P.O. Box 200
Centreville, MD 21617
jlewis@gunston.org