Substitute Nurse

Substitute School Nurse

Parents are responsible for the health and well being of their children. It is not the intent of the school to relieve the parents of their responsibilities. School health services supplement, rather than substitute for, parental care and concern for the health of the student.

The job of Substitute School Nurse was created for the purpose of performing the duties of a School Nurse in his/her absence including strengthening and facilitating the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning in individual Natrona County School District (NCSD) students and by promoting an optimal level of wellness for students in three main areas: health services, health education, and healthful school environment.

The Substitute School Nurse assumes responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation management, and referral activities. The Substitute School Nurse serves as the direct link between physicians, families, and community agencies to assure access and continuity of health care for students concerning health-related issues. The Substitute School Nurse may also provide nursing assessments for staff as a professional courtesy. The Substitute School Nurse upholds and adheres to professional standards and performs all duties in compliance with the Wyoming Nurse Practice Act, the National School Nurses Association Standards of School Nursing Practice, applicable public laws (i.e. IDEA, 504, HIPAA/FERPA, etc.), and Natrona County School District policies and regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides acute, chronic, and routine nursing care (trachea care, tube feeding, nebulizer treatments, blood glucose, insulin administration, etc.; and vision, hearing, dental, and vital sign screenings, etc.) for the purpose of addressing health-related barriers to student learning.
• Monitors, screens and evaluates student health (vision, hearing, dental, height, weight, blood pressure, and others as indicated, etc.) for the purpose of addressing health-related barriers to student learning.
• Collects and documents health information__manual and electronic__for the purpose of maintaining accurate and up-to-date student health records.
• Acts as a first responder in the event of a medical emergency involving students and/or staff for the purpose of providing emergency care (CPR/First Aid, triage, and/or disaster preparedness, etc.).
• Provides student health assessments and evaluations (i.e. at-risk students, special education evaluations, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and strengthening students' ability to learn.
• Provides information to school personnel regarding students with diagnosed medical concerns in compliance with HIPAA regulations for the purpose of supporting a healthy and safe learning environment for each student.
• Maintains student immunization records for the purpose of ensuring district compliance with Wyoming Immunization Law.
• Acts as a liaison between school staff, home, health and community agencies (i.e. home visits, health histories, health counseling, acute and chronic illness assessment, appropriate referrals for health-related services, etc.) for the purpose of providing resource information and collaborative communication in addressing student health needs.
• Reports suspected child abuse to Department of Family Services for the purpose of facilitating student safety according to NCSD policy and Wyoming state statutes.
• Administers student medications (insulin, etc.) for the purpose of supporting student health needs as prescribed per licensed healthcare professional and according to NCSD policy and guidelines.
• Trains and supervises Principal and/or Principal's designee to assist with administering student medications (i.e. in the absence of Substitute School Nurse, etc.) according to NCSD policy and guidelines.
• Conducts health-related presentations for the purpose of educating students and/or staff on maintaining healthy lifestyles.
• Develops health objectives for student Individualized Education Plans and Individualized Health Plans for the purpose of supporting student health and education goals and objectives.
• Interprets student medical data to students, parents and staff for the purpose of providing understandable information and clear direction.
• Participates in a variety of activities (i.e. district and building-level special education meetings, at-risk intervention meetings, etc.) for the purpose of providing, collecting and/or receiving data relevant to student health needs.
• Mentors nursing students for the purpose of providing support and relevant school nurse training.
• Assesses and evaluates health needs of students, as requested, for the purpose of providing necessary interventions to improve student health.
• Reports, evaluates, and monitors incidences of communicable and nuisance diseases for the purpose of ensuring a safe and healthy school environment for students.
• Prepares monthly reports (i.e. health, safety, nursing, etc.) for the purpose of submitting accurate and current data in accordance with district, state, and federal guidelines and requirements.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned by either: the building Principal and/or District Nursing Coordinator.

Education: Must possess an Associate's degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university. Prefer a Bachelor's degree (BSN) from an accredited four-year college or university.

Certification & Licenses: Possess and maintain current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.