School Nurse

School Nurse

The school nurse provides health care services to students and staff during the school day and reports directly to the building level administrator.

Performance responsibilities include:

• Being a resource person for parents and school staff.
• Counseling and advising parents, staff, and students in health matters, both physical and psychological.
• Providing health assessments or physical exams of students for early referral of health problems.
• Serving as a liaison between the school and community health agencies and other health care professionals.
• Giving initial first aid and notifying parents when necessary to transport a child to the hospital or to the family physician in an emergency.
• Making suggestions for preventative health education with the school and community in mind.
• Ensuring all permission slips have been signed by a parent or guardian before medication, immunizations, dental work, or transportation to a doctor or hospital can be started.
• Keeping permanent records of all students' health histories and transferring them to a new school when a child is moved.
• Preparing an annual report to the Superintendent of Schools for school district report and others as necessary.
• Ordering and maintaining adequate supplies to carry on all of the above duties.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of a course of study on health at all levels in the school curriculum.
• Being part of the Special Education team that provides education and health care assistance to students with special needs.
• Making referrals to guidance counselors and outside agencies as needed.
• Performing such other tasks and responsibilities as the Superintendent of Schools may assign.

Conditions of employment include possessing a valid certificate or licensure as a registered nurse or school nurse in the State of New Hampshire. Performance of this job will be evaluated by the building level administrator, using an appropriate evaluation instrument and in accordance with local school board policy. The term of the contract shall be in accordance with the current bargaining unit agreement.