Nurse (Abiquiu/Hernandez)

School Nurse

Work Unit/Location: Abiquiu/Hernandez Elementary - Reports to: School Site Administrator/Principal

Contract Length: 184 - Pay Schedule: School Nurse - Overtime Status: N/A

Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. - Union Status: Non-Union - Licensure: Pre K-12 Professional School Nurse

Qualifications:

• Properly Licensed
• Experience in Public Health Nursing
• Rapport with Public Service Agencies
• Other qualifications determined to be necessary by the Board of Education

Reports To: School Principal-Immediate Supervisor Superintendent of Schools-General Supervisor

Job Goal: To provide the fullest possible educational opportunities for each District Students by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the district schools.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Develop school health education programs and services for grades kindergarten through 12th and implement School Based Health Services.
• Develop and implement an HIV Aids, Drug Education and Health Education Program and Curriculum.
• Conduct school programs of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing by the given timeline.
• Observe students regularly to detect health needs.
• Instruct teachers on screening students for health defects.
• Maintain up-to-date cumulative health records on all students.
• Report as the need arises, to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics and other agencies on student health records on all students.
• Participate in filling out time study for Medicaid reimbursement.
• Assume authority, in the absence of a physician, for the care of student or staff member who has suffered an injury or emergency illness.
• Administer first aid per established first aid procedures.
• Make recommendations to school officials on health needs of individual students.
• Implement the policy on exclusions and re-admissions of students concerning infectious and contagious diseases.
• Assist school personnel in maintaining sanitary standards in schools.
• Provide in-service training programs/conduct presentations in Drug-Free, Health, Child and Substance Abuse, Nutrition, and Wellness programs as well as First Aid/CPR Training.

• Comply with competencies for Nurses and Health Instructors as approved by the State Board of Education.
• Participate in the Student Assistance Team Committee process, curriculum alignment, benchmarks, performance standards/assessments, and implementation of EPSS. Participate in Parental Involvement and Safety Plans.
• Attend assigned E.A. & R. Special Education meetings and provide input on IEPs.
• Log all outgoing long-distance telephone calls and fax transmittals.
• Write proposals for grant funding.
• Administer Group Standardized Tests per district testing program.(Applicable in Instruction)
• Administer the Language Assessment Scales Testing and Scoring in both English and Spanish. ( Applicable to Instructor)
• Attend board meetings as requested by the Superintendent or his/her authorized Designee.
• Perform all other assigned tasks required by the supervisor(s).

Terms of Employment: Work schedule and hours to be established by the Board of Education on an annual basis, through the recommendation of the Superintendent.

Salary: Salary to be established on an annual basis.

Evaluation: The performance of this job will be evaluated following provisions of the adopted Board policies.

Must have a PED Nursing License or able to obtain.