School Nurse RN

Non-Cert School Nurse

District Wide - Lombard, IL $41.33 per hour/$247.98 per diem for the school year (10 months/6 hours a day), Sick and Personal Days, Holidays off, IMRF Pension, BCBS HMO Employee Only paid benefit

Qualifications:

• Completion of requirements for a Bachelor's of Nursing (BSN) degree, preferred
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in State of Illinois
• Experience in nursing and completion of a school health orientation program, preferred
• Maintains certification in Child/Adult CPR and First Aid
• Illinois Certification as a Vision and Hearing screening technician, preferred
• Experience in working with medically fragile children, and performing medical procedures (ie; G-tube feedings), preferred

Essential Functions:

• Listening and speaking skills
• Visually observing student behavior

Reports To: Director of Special Education and Building Principal

Supervises: Students

Job Goal: To promote good health in the school-aged child and to provide professional nursing services as defined in the Illinois Nursing Act

Performance Responsibilities:

• Supervises secretaries, health clerks and noontime personnel in routine first aid
• Supervises health clerks as to other duties, including clerical jobs
• Provides for additional training of health clerks in areas where their knowledge can benefit the school health program
• Complies information and/or completes health history and health history updates in consultation with parents
• Maintains communication with the administrators, other district nurses, teachers, other school personnel, and parent/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the health and safety needs of students
• Provides health services, information, and counseling in an effective and positive manner to enhance the health and wellness of the school community
• Advises teachers and other staff members about students with specific health problems and helps them manage these students
• Contacts doctors to secure additional medical information or clarification of health problems
• Contacts agencies regarding epidemiology, or special needs like glasses, hearing clerks, orthopedic evaluations, etc.
• Helps devise district policies for health, emergency care, accidents, drug abuse, etc.
• Keeps files and acts as resource on up-to-date health education materials (includes articles and audio/visual resources)
• Reviews all health records
• Notifies parents of children who are not compliant; provides referrals to community agencies as needed
• Maintains list of students with medical problems
• Maintains list of students unprotected for communicable diseases
• Provides for vision, hearing, spinal, and blood pressure screenings; does heights and weights
• Observes students for general health; recognizes problems with head lice, rashes, etc.
• Provides emergency care
• Aides in filing state and county reports regarding screenings, immunizations, physicals, etc.
• Charts pertinent information on student's health file
• Supervises the filing of medical information, e.g., doctor's reports, accident reports, communications, etc.
• Supervises the maintenance of supplies and equipment
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality per Federal Law, State Law and School Code
• Performs other health or school related work as required

Conditions of Employment:

• Employment determined by school calendar

Evaluation: Evaluated by the Director of Special Services and Building Principal