School Wellness Nurse

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada CIS Ontario Full time

  School Wellness Nurse

On-Site

Monday to Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Short-Term Contract (Commencing immediately until June, 14, )

The Bishop Strachan School “BSS” has been a leader in girls’ education since . We help talented girls become fearless women who are able to navigate the world with intellectual curiosity, agility, and compassion. We are looking for a short-term Wellness Nurse to start full-time immediately and work with us until June 14, (the last day of school). School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and lifelong achievement of students. The Wellness Nurse responds to Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 student and parent concerns. The Nurse will require strong clinical and emergency skills, as well as experience working with youth. Our nurses are required to be current members of the Ontario College of Nurses.

Specific Accountabilities 

Collaborates with Student Well-being Department to ensure the health needs of students are met In collaboration with the overall student well-being framework, ensures processes and systems are in place to run an effective Wellness Centre within a school environment Creates and documents processes to ensure: That appropriate health data is collected for students and employees as per legislation Where and how data/records are stored, in liaison with the School’s privacy policies and Privacy Officer Day to day creation and management of data / records Retention and destruction plans for health data in a systematic manner using appropriate electronic databases Parameters of confidentiality are set, as directed by the Dean of Student Well-being Provides nursing individualized care for day and Boarding students in the Wellness Centre Attends to health emergencies in the school and EMS calls Communicates and collaborates in a timely manner with other Student Well-being team members and senior leaders where necessary on student care, as well as parents, student supporters and their external medical specialists Delivers care in a non-judgmental and non-discriminatory manner and advocates for students Identifies students with health challenges from annual medical forms and/or parent and/or student communication at the beginning of the school year Engages in medication practices, such as dispensing medication, storage, inventory management and disposal Administers annual flu shots under a Medical Directive and other vaccinations Engages in medical testing as required Encourages students to participate in decisions affecting their care

Skills, Experience and Attributes 

Nurse with related post-secondary education, practicing in accordance with standards of nursing practice and relevant legislation Currently registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario Experience working with youth preferably in an educational setting Strong clinical skills and emergency experience, ability to work in an independent practice setting preferred Collaborate with internal resources in a timely manner Applicable knowledge and experience from nursing and the physical, behavioral, public health or social sciences to meet the unique needs of students and parents in the school community Demonstrated understanding of the ethical framework that influences the nursing function Experience employing relationship building, counseling techniques and crisis intervention strategies with individuals and groups Strong verbal and written interpersonal skills to interface with students, families and staff A warm, caring rapport with students A growth mindset of continuous improvement and learning  Culturally competent with a positive attitude toward cultural uniqueness, as well as a readiness to accept and respect others  Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment for students, with families and your colleagues

Why Work at BSS?

At BSS, we value and recognize the following core competencies in our employees;  trust and integrity, collaboration, flexibility and adaptability, initiative, community focused and strong communication skills . Our employees are lifelong learners and apply these core competencies in all aspects of the school environment. 

BSS Values Diversity:

BSS is to fostering an inclusive, diverse and respectful environment. We believe that diversity in our school fosters a rich, inclusive and creative environment. We are actively engaged in building a more diverse school and encourage all qualified applicants to apply. 



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