RFP 26-005 Nursing Services

PURPOSE The Bridgeton Board of Education (District) is seeking competitive proposals from qualified agencies to provide skilled nursing services to students within the Bridgeton School District. SCOPE OF SERVICE The selected agency shall provide medical related services for students with disabilities whose Individual Educational Plan (IEPs) indicate the need for such services, and for whom physicians’ recommendations have been received. Services shall begin and end with the students’ arrival and departure from school. If the students’ IEP requires the nurse to accompany the student on the school bus, the service shall begin and end on the bus with students’ ride to and from school. District services shall include, but shall not be limited to the following: One on one nurse – Students who require continuous care throughout the school day. Classroom nurse – One nurse shall be utilized for up to three students who do not require one on one services, but do require intermittent skilled nursing services (i.e. tube feedings, medication administration, respiratory treatments) during the course of the school day. Transport nurse – Assigned to students who require clinical supervision while being transported to and from school. The agency shall assign a liaison to coordinate the delivery of services. The agency shall provide supervision of the services provided to all students on a monthly basis at a minimum. The agency shall have English/Spanish bilingual nurses available. The agency shall maintain documentation on all services rendered. Documentation shall include: a log of services (dates, times, locations) along with descriptions of services provided to each student. The agency shall provide substitute nurses, if requested by the district. Substitute nurses will be requested in fill the absences of a district school nurse. Substitute nurses shall be LPN’s QUALIFICATIONS OF RESPONDENTS Each respondent shall provide a brief description of the agency’s design for providing the services requested in this RFP. The respondent shall have demonstrated experience working with school districts in New Jersey providing the type of services requested in this RFP. Respondents to this RFP must be an agency or clinic approved by the New Jersey Department of Education to provide nursing services for New Jersey school districts. TERM OF CONTRACT The term of contract shall be for a period of one year pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-42 with two one- year extension options at the discretion of the District. Contract extensions are contingent upon the availability and appropriation of funds. COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES Ms. Aquisha Livingston Director of Special Education 856.455.8030, ext. 2026 alivingston@bridgeton.k12.nj.us Substitute nurses, nurses needed for field trips and LPN’s if required shall be coordinated through the office of: Mr. Maurice Tyndell Executive Director of Human Resources 856.455.8030, ext. 2016 Maurice.tyndell@bridgeton.k12.nj.us