School Nurse

Primary Purpose: Provide students with health services. Incorporate students into health education programs and teach preventive health practices. Duties/Responsibilities: • Provide care to students (routine, urgent, emergent, palliative, etc.) • Comply with all regulations and guidelines set by the Texas BON • Comply with local health authorities and DSHS ill criteria • Provide routine, urgent, and emergent care to students and staff according to Uplift Education's guidelines and the Texas BON standards • Provide basic health information, within Uplift Education's guidelines and as prescribed by the Texas BON to students and staff • Assist with enrollment, attend ARDs and 504 meetings; develop and implement IHPs as necessary according to the health needs and conditions of students • Collaborate with all departments across the network to ensure a safe environment for all students and staff • Conduct health screening for students as required by the Texas Department of Health, Texas • Education Agency and charter policy. Make referrals as necessary • Plan and implement an ongoing evaluation of Health Services programs and make adaptations based on the results. • Instruct students and staff in safety, health, and wellness. • Conduct campus-level health trainings • Administer vaccines according to the TVFC Program guidelines • Work collaboratively with school staff, physicians, parents, and community. • Serve on the Crisis Intervention and Emergency Management Teams for the school • Ensure compliance with all immunization records in compliance with State guidelines • Abide by policies established by federal and state laws that apply to charter schools, Texas Department of Health rules that apply to charter schools, and Commission's Rules that apply to charter schools. • Delegate in accordance with the Texas BON • Exercises professional judgment in making decisions • Collaborate with all departments across the network to ensure a safe environment for all students and staff Qualifications: Education, Experience, and/or Certification(s) • Education Requirements: Graduate of an accredited professional nursing education program • Experience Requirements: 1+ years of nursing experience as a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse required • Special Sills/Certifications: • Valid Registered Nurse license to practice professional nursing in Texas, from the Texas BON preferred, LVN license required • Vision, Hearing, Spinal and Acanthosis Nigricans Certification preferred • American Heart Association BLS certification required; BLS Instructor preferred