School Nurse

Health Consultant/Registered NurseThe school nurse strengthens and facilitates the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children. The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and disability, and the early detection and correction of health problems. The school nurse is uniquely qualified in preventive health, health assessment, and referral procedure and supports the education process by working to assure the health of the students.Essential duties and responsibilities include performing necessary medical procedures on students, training school personnel to perform health-related procedures, assessing student health needs, developing policies for the school health program, monitoring compliance with health regulations, participating in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with child-support agencies, working as a liaison between staff, parents, students, and physicians, coordinating health screening activities, developing nursing and health care plans for students, administering medications, providing first aid care, maintaining security of school health supplies, serving as a resource person on health issues, providing staff development on health-related topics, conducting home and local-based school visits, corresponding with parents on health needs, recording immunizations and health data, reporting communicable diseases, evaluating students and staff for wellness or sickness, coordinating First Aid and CPR training for staff, maintaining medical supplies inventory, participating in maturation classes, seeking opportunities for professional growth, attending staff meetings, adhering to YCS policies and procedures, and providing clinical educational opportunities for nursing students.Qualifications include a Registered Nurse license, one to two years of experience in nursing with young and disabled children, current Michigan Registered Nurse License and State School Nurse Certificate, ability to present information and respond to questions, ability to write reports and correspondence, ability to use computer technology, knowledge of productivity applications, ability to apply basic math, algebra, and geometry, ability to solve practical problems, ability to handle confidential information, ability to plan and handle complex projects, ability to interpret instructions, ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, ability to stand, walk, use hands, talk, hear, taste, or smell, ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds, ability to adjust focus, ability to travel to other buildings, ability to work irregular or extended hours, ability to interact with the public and other staff, ability to handle infections, and ability to be outdoors for short periods of time.