School Nurse

School Nurse

The functions of the school nurse are designed to meet the health needs of students in relationship to their academic program. These include care of the sick and injured student, various health educational programs, responsibility for carrying out the various health services that are available, and most important, individual conferences with parents, teachers, and pupils about specific health problems. The nurse is responsible for the health histories and evaluations of all students, and attends all of the psychological staffing and (IEP) conferences as a member of the Pupil Personnel Service Team.

Essential functions include establishing and maintaining a current cumulative health record on each student enrolled, conducting vision and hearing screening on all students each year, referring those students with possible defects to parents for evaluation by their family doctor, assisting teachers in making adjustments in students' programs, conferring with students and their parents regarding health problems, helping interpret data recorded on health records, assisting in the prevention and control of communicable diseases and other infections, providing for proper emergency care and first aid for sudden illness or accidents incurred under school jurisdiction, keeping information available for health related occupational fields, recognizing signs of deviation from good mental health and assisting school personnel in obtaining diagnosis when indicated, giving health guidance in all her contacts with individuals and groups in the school, conducting or planning in-service health education programs for teachers, maintaining an adequate supply of health equipment and materials for each of the schools in our district, conducting a yearly dental program, coordinating family living program and assisting teachers in establishing special programs on drug education and other health topics, filing necessary state documents concerning immunization compliance, and participating cooperatively with the administrator in the evaluation process.

Other duties as assigned by the Principal and/or Superintendent.

Physical activity includes a moderate to extensive degree of physical and emotional stamina, frequent and prolonged standing, walking and sitting, ability to restrain students in emergency situations, frequent and prolonged talking/hearing conversations, near/far visual acuity/depth perception, and possible exposure to bodily fluids due to student injury and illnesses.

Work environment is performed in an environment where unusual temperature, noise and hazards are relatively nonexistent.

Qualifications include a BS in Nursing, PEL-CSN, experience developing care plans for students with medical needs, excellent organizational, human relations and decision-making skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and correct English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and fundamental mathematical calculation.