School Nurse

Job Description

The Asia Pacific Schools, in partnership with The International Schools Partnership (ISP), equips students for local and global success by delivering Amazing Learning and offers both the international and Malaysian National curricula in the Klang Valley, Malaysia.

The Asia Pacific Schools promotes equality and is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, as well as providing employees with a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.

Key benefits:

• •A culture of engagement and trust, where staff contributions are recognized and valued.
• •A passionate and motivated team of professionals who put children at the heard of decision-making.
• •An embedded whole campus commitment to professional development and a commitment to serving others.
• •A peer network of like-minded teaching colleagues and support from operations’ staff.
• •Access to expertise, best practice sharing and learning opportunities across countries and cultures.
• •A commitment to employee well-being.

We also offer:

• •Competitive salary
• •Pension fund contribution to an Employee Provident Fund (EPF)
• •Fee discount for children of employees
• •Outpatient and inpatient medical benefits
• •Paid leaves: medical, hospitalization, annual leaves, maternity, compassionate, exam/study, etc.

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ISP Malaysia – Asia Pacific Schools

We are looking for School Nurse to join Asia Pacific Schools in Subang .

Purpose of Role

School Nurse is responsible for providing health, illness and injury assessment, intervention, and documentation within the nursing scope of practice to students, and staff within the school.

ISP Principles

We begin with our students . Our children and students are at the heart of our business. Simply, their success is our success.

We treat everyone with care and respect . We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the wellbeing of each other.

We operate effectively . We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference.

We are financially responsible . We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of our children, students and schools.

We learn continuously . Getting better is what drives us.

Key Responsibilities

• •Provide care for injured and ill students and staff using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document care.
• •Provide emergency care and facilitate transfer to outside medical facilities as appropriate.
• •Liaise with line manager and school principals concerning health and safety of students, and report as appropriate.
• •Administer medications and treatments as per policies and as ordered by health care providers and/or as advised by parents.
• •Maintain first aid kits on campus, and for sports programs, including approved field trips.
• •Maintain accurate and confidential logs of student visits and treatment and communicate pertinent information directly to the line manager and/or school principals or school leadership as appropriate.
• •Be responsible for updating student information in Engage and update 360 in a timely manner.
• •Assist with student admission and withdrawal health forms, filing and computer entry for student health records, if any.
• •Stock and inventory expendable supplies and maintain capital equipment for the infirmary.
• •Maintain strict security and confidentiality on all matters concerning student, employee, and family health issues.
• •Always maintain a valid Malaysian Board of Nursing registration/license.
• •Continually seek self-improvement through professional development in the field of nursing.
• •Liaises with relevant health authority such as PKD, MOH, etc pertaining to health issue and health programme.
• •Coordinate health programme for students and staff.
• •Carry out any other duties as assigned by the line manager and/or school leadership taking into account that student health and safety comes first.

OTHER EXPECTATIONS

• •Fully and positively participate in the school’s performance appraisal scheme in order to develop and enhance personal and service performance
• •Undertake any other reasonable duties requested/assigned as required by SLT or Line Manager, especially with regard to the school’s administrative function
• •Ensure that school policies including those relating to Safeguarding, Race Equality, Equal Opportunities, Code of Conduct and Health & Safety are adhered to.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• •Possess a degree in nursing or its equivalent;
• •Minimum three (3) years’ full-time nursing experience either in a clinic, hospital and/or any other approved health care providers;
• •Possess a valid nursing registration with the National Nursing Board of Malaysia;
• •Computer literate with good interpersonal communication skills;
• •Fluency in written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Person specification

• •Patient, responsible, and passionate about teaching
• •A team player and flexible to meet the needs of the department
• •Must be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people they are responsible for or come into contact with

ISP Core Competencies

You consistently demonstrate and role-model the ISP Core Competencies in all that you do.

Cognitive

Curious and agile

• •Learns by questioning, exploring and investigating.
• •Self-motivated; develops goals, monitors progress and adapts plans as necessary.
• •Comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity; stays engaged and curious and effectively balances patience and action.
• •Open-minded; willing to try and test ideas.
• •Challenges traditional methods and ways of thinking and encourages new perspectives.
• •Creative problem-solver
• •Tackles challenges in an organised and systematic way and finds solutions.
• •Resourceful and imaginative; sees problems as opportunities to explore alternatives and possibilities.
• •Uses logic to break complex problems down into manageable components.
• •Interprets and evaluates data and evidence to classify information and recognise patterns and relationships.
• •Leverages data and information as critical components in decision-making.

Interpersonal

Empathetic and emotionally intelligent

• •Excels at teamwork and building positive relationships.
• •Motivates and encourages others by sharing positive feedback and recognising and celebrating their contributions.
• •Understands and respects others’ views, beliefs and feelings, building trust and rapport.
• •Self-reflects to understand how their actions and behaviour affect others.
• •Manages and self-regulates their emotions.
• •Collaborative and communicative
• •Communicates openly, honestly and professionally.
• •Actively listens and encourages contributions, values others’ inputs and ideas.
• •Adapts their style, tone and approach according to others’ needs.
• •Shares relevant knowledge, ideas and information with others.
• •Handles conflict and disagreements constructively, facilitating dialogue, understanding and resolution.

Self-Leadership

Amazing Learner

• •Manages their own personal development, focusing on continuous learning and getting better.
• •Humble, self-aware and open about their own areas for growth.
• •Seeks out, welcomes and acts on feedback.
• •Understands the internal and external factors affecting their learning and takes ownership for mitigating these.
• •An agile learner who makes connections between experiences and is able to unlearn when new solutions are required.
• •Resilient
• •Practices self-care a