Substitute School Nurse(s) as needed basis

School Nurse Position

Qualifications: Must have a current license as a registered nurse in New Jersey. Must be in good health. Must have a valid, current Providers Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/AED Certification. Must have a New Jersey State Approved Substitute School Nurse Certificate.

Reports to: Building Principal

Job Goal: To work under the supervision of a certificated School Nurse

Performance Responsibilities:

• Serving as a resource person to all school personnel in matters of health.
• Providing annual (more often, if necessary) health assessment of students including weight gain/loss records, height records, dental status, growth patterns, referrals and follow up of the same.
• Directing health care services as follows: administration of prescribed medication, including insulin pump therapy, as prescribed by the physician, emergency care, other services as specified in written policies.
• Keeping immunization records current and reporting to State and local Boards of Health.
• Participating in communicable disease control, i.e., monitoring illnesses and TB testing of staff and reporting of same as per state regulations.
• Providing health counseling for students, parents, and staff.
• Participating in team meetings.
• Advising parents or guardians of health concerns and directing them toward the proper medical personnel.
• Serving as a contact person between school and home on health issues.
• Assisting in the isolation of sick students who are to be excluded from school.
• Assisting in considering factors influencing the physical and emotional health of the school personnel and the students, and recommending improvements affecting those factors to the school nurse.
• Understanding the basic program of good nutrition and communicating these needs to students, parents and staff.
• Remaining abreast of current developments, trends and laws as well as contemporary interpretations of health issues.
• Maintaining a daily log of medications, procedures, incidences, etc.
• Recommending to the school nurse any necessary policies and procedures for health services.

Employment: Terms: As needed basis only. Rate: As determined by the Board of Education.