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Careers&Training
GreaterLafayetteAreaSpecialServices.
Thejobisnotwithoutchallenges.School
nursestypicallyworkalone,andtheir
supervisorisusuallytheschoolprincipal,
wholacksmedicalexpertise.
“You’reamedicalpersoninaneducation
setting,soyou’resortoflikethestepchildat
thefamilyreunion,”saidLeanneLaFollette,
LPN,aschoolnurseinLawrenceTownship.
Butschoolnursessaytheyreapmany
benefits,especiallybecausethey’reableto
interactwithchildreneveryday.
“Yougettospendyourwholedaywith
them,andyougettoseethemgrow, mature vices
andchangeovertheyears,”LaFollettesaid. Ser
Ultimately,about90percentofstudents
Specialseenbyaschoolnursereturntoclass—
Area
ttewhere,hopefully,theygetbacktothetask ye
oflearning. Lafa
“Schoolnurseskeepkidsintheirseats,
Greaterhealthyandreadytolearn.Thatisour
by
job,”saidMaryConway,RN,MSN, vided
propresidentoftheIndianaAssociationof
PhotoSchoolNurses.“Ourprimarypurposeisto
LindseyMinchella,RN,MSNfeedsastudent.Sheisaspecial-educationschoolnursewithGreaterfacilitatelearning.”●
LafayetteAreaSpecialServices—tube-feedingastudent.
Flexibility is achievedthrough apartnership.
When youpartnerwith Hancock RegionalHospital,it’satruepartnership.You
can communicate with asupportiveand welcoming management teamwho
values your opinions.When everyone is on thesame team,working towardthe
samegoal, everythingworks better.Our flexible management style breeds a
positiveworking environment. Par tnerwith Hancock and learnwhat aflexible
workplace can do for your career.
ProgramDirector–GeriatricPsych –FT
NursePractitioner(FNP) –Prime Time Urgent Care
CathLab (Experience required) –PT
Formoreinformation or to apply online,
visit the CAREERS section of our website:
9www.hancockregional.org801 N. State St., Greenfield,IN46140
73
5536
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