Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

Exempt Professional

Reports to: Campus Principal

Pay Grade: Teachers Salary Schedule

Assigned Campus

Funding Source: 199 Local Funds

District Primary Purpose: To assist and promote La Joya ISD in implementing a rigorous curriculum/instructional program that supports student success and achievement.

Department Primary Purpose: Create conditions for students to have the fullest possible educational opportunity by minimizing absences due to illness and create a climate of health and well being in district schools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree of Nursing or Associate Degree of Nursing
• Valid Texas license to practice as a registered nurse

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Experience in school nursing, preferred, or at least one or two years of experience in hospital or Home Health.
• Health procedures to be followed with experience in health education to students, families, staff, and community.
• Able to plan, organize and coordinate activities that constructively enhance the student's and districts health and well being.
• Knowledgeable about state health and immunization requirements, health programs and practices for public schools
• Knowledge of computers and data entry

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Assist the District Nurse Coordinator, the school committee, and the administrators in developing a comprehensive school health program.
2. Supervise unlicensed personnel and provide guidance to other school staff on health related tasks.
3. Participate in the work of health curriculum committee and conducts classroom presentations on health and hygiene.
4. Participate in student assistance team, crises intervention, 504, ARD's etc.
5. Conduct school programs of immunization, physical examinations, sight, hearing, scoliosis, and ANTES screening or other as required.
6. Provide monitoring and evaluations of student's health and collaborate with health care providers to obtain the appropriate treatment plans.
7. Maintain up-to-date cumulative health records on all students enrolled at the respective campus and individual student treatment records; i.e. immunizations, vision, hearing, scoliosis and ANTES.
8. Oversee and assist with data entry of immunizations, screening and other health information as needed.
9. Perform home visits to attend to student's health needs regarding referrals for possible assistance, and to provide guidance and health counseling when needed.
10. Dispense medication to students according to district policies.
11. Administer first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures and doctor's standing orders.
12. Implement policy on exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infections and contagious disease per district policy, and Texas State Department of Health Services.
13. Attend workshops and in-services related to health services to improve the school district health program.
14. Participate in and conducts training for district staff and community.
15. Assume responsibility for professional growth for license renewal and certification requirements.
16. Assist the school personnel in maintaining sanitary standards in schools and nurse clinic.
17. Attend department and staff meetings as needed.
18. Perform other duties as assigned by campus principal or District Nurse Coordinator.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands: Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); interpret policy and procedures; maintain emotional control under stress, and times, may work alone.

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Frequent district wide and occasional statewide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

Position Working Days: 187 Days