Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

DEPARTMENT – SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has a full-time opening for an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse in our Queens School-Based Public Elementary School Health Center Program.
The selected candidate will work with an interdisciplinary team to facilitate and provide primary health care to students ages 3-12 years old. Specific duties will include assisting the Nurse Practitioner in:

• Providing physical and mental health care to students
• Treating illnesses, fevers, colds, stomach aches, and other ailments.
•  Administering first aid and wound care to injured students
•  Assessing illnesses and injuries and contacting parents or emergency services if needed.
•  Monitoring and dispensing students' medications
• Providing health education to students
• Documenting student interventions and updating medical records.
• Administering vaccines to students