Substitute Nurse

JOB GOAL:

To maintain a safe, healthy school environment and support student attendance by steppinginto the nurse office when the permanent nurse is away.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 1. Provide critical care services to medically fragile students as assigned
• 2. Administer medications from physicians' orders
• 3. Administer asthma medication through the use of a nebulizer, when applicable
• 4. Maintain medication records and reports
• 5. Assist with personal hygiene tasks for assigned student(s)
• 6. Maintain effective communication with medical, nursing, and district personnel
• 7. Manage and provide health room services, including first aid and CPR, according to establishedprocedures
• 8. Transportation and supervision of any student determined to need immediate care
• 9. Perform medical procedures ordered by students' physicians
• 10. Provide guidance and counseling in the area of health to students, staff, and parents according to professional standards
• 11. Maintain accurate nurse's notes and records, including summaries of services provided
• 12. Report all cases of diagnosed or suspected communicable disease to the necessary agencies
• 13. Maintain an inventory of health room supplies
• 14. Management of food allergies in the school setting and the emergency administration ofepinephrine to students for anaphylaxis
• 15. Report environmental conditions which may adversely affect the safety and health of the students and staff
• 16. Adherence to the schools prescribed emergency action plan for responding to an emergency, including the use of an AED
• 17. Shall adhere to the School Board policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Registered Nurse license with prior nursing experience with children and/or a school setting. Strong academic background in health services and health education preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to analyze and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Ability to write routine reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to present information to and communicate in a positive manner with students, administrators, faculty, parents, and members of the community.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a variety of concrete variables when only limited standardization exists. Ability to use equipment and work aids associated with this type of work.

OTHER SKILLS:

Ability to utilize technology appropriate to the functions of this job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, equipment, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES:

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance use at school or any school function, and remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment is smoke free.