School Nurse - Burlington School District SY26/27

School Nurse

The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision: "Cultivating caring, creative, and courageous people. - Join the journey."

The Mission of the Burlington School District is to graduate students who:

• Value different cultures;
• Engage with the community;
• Communicate effectively;
• Think creatively;
• Skillfully solve problems; and
• Achieve at their highest academic, intellectual and personal potential.

The School Nurse provides school health services in grades PK-12. School nurses strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of students and staff; identifying, assisting, overseeing, and collaborating with other school personnel in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to the learning of individual students; and collaborating with other school personnel to promote health education and a healthy learning environment for students and staff. Specifically, the school nurse organizes, provides, and/or oversees the provision of health assessments for individual students and referrals for health management or treatment.

Essential Functions:

This section outlines the fundamental job functions that must be performed in this position. This includes:

• Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements
• Physical and Mental/Reasoning Requirements
• Work Environment

These areas state the underlying requirements that an employee must meet in order to perform these essential functions. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

1. Develops, provides, and/or oversees direct health services and/or health counseling to assist students, families, and staff in making informed decisions on choices related to health.
2. Develops, provides, and/or oversees the implementation of student healthcare plans, health management protocols, and policies for all students with health needs, and recommends modifications to the school program.
3. Interprets and/or oversees the interpretation of a student's health status to parents/guardians and school personnel.
4. Identifies or assists in identification, referrals, and follow through on child abuse and neglect reporting as required by law. Identifies and refers students for psychosocial and substance abuse issues and evaluates interventions.
5. Preventative Health: Maintains, evaluates, interprets, and/or oversees the review of individual student health records.
6. Develops, implements, and/or oversees the implementation of procedures and protocols for the prevention and management of injuries and acute and chronic illness.
7. Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases through the development and/or implementation of early detection, intervention, and preventative immunization programs, surveillance reporting, as appropriate, to the Vermont Department of Health, and follow-up of contagious diseases. Provides health information to individuals, school-related groups, student classes, and community organizations.
8. Using the nursing process, identifies, assesses, plans, intervenes, and evaluates student health concerns, including physical and mental health needs and injuries. Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs to students.
9. Provides health assessments, including screenings, referrals and follow up for health factors impacting student education. This includes state mandated screenings such as vision, hearing, and others directed by the AOE.
10. Provides chronic disease management and education, including such nursing procedures as ventilator care, gastrostomy feedings, tracheostomy care, catheterizations, etc., and provides student specific training and delegation to appropriate personnel as needed and updates training on a regular basis. This includes planning and implementing Individualized Healthcare Plans (IHP) and services for children with disabilities and/or health conditions that interfere with learning, including medication administration and monitoring.
11. Directly and indirectly provides health education, health resources, and curriculum recommendations. Participates as the health specialist on school teams (i.e. safety Team, 504, IEP etc.) and recommends provisions for a healthy school environment conducive to learning. Reports suspected physical and sexual abuse and neglect of children as mandated by law
12. Provides health counseling for staff and provides leadership and/or support for staff wellness programs.
13. Coordinates school/community health activities and serves as liaison between school, home, community, and health care providers.
14. Demonstrates cultural competence working with diverse groups across race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, and sexuality to communicate health needs to students and families who do not speak English.
15. Assists in the formation of health policies, procedures, goals, and objectives for the school district. Engages in research and evaluation of school health services in order to act as a change agent for school health programs and school nursing practices.
16. Utilizes equipment for medical diagnosis and treatment, general office equipment (including the computer) for documentation, presentation materials, organization and management.
17. Assists the school in complying with OSHA standards, ADA, FERPA, HIPPA, and Right-To-Know requirements; become familiar with relevant OSHA standards and make appropriate recommendations for their implementation.
18. The school nurse performs their duties in a manner consistent with professional standards, the Vermont State Nurse Practice Act, other state and local statutes and/or regulations applicable to school nursing practice and adheres to school district policies.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

1. Minimum Required: Bachelor of Science from an accredited school of Nursing
2. Preferred: Master of Science from an accredited school of Nursing
3. Certification Required: Current CPR/AED. Current Vermont RN License. Agency of Education (AOE) endorsement or eligible for 5440-65 within 2 months of hire.

Experience:

• Minimum Required: 6000 hours of clinical nursing experience beyond nursing education or NCSN certification.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Working knowledge: Sufficient familiarity with the subject to know basic principles and terminology and to understand and solve simple problems.
• General knowledge: Sufficient knowledge of a field to perform most work in normal situations. The work calls for comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
• Thorough knowledge: Advanced knowledge of the subject matter. The work calls for sufficient comprehension of the subject area to solve unusual as well as common work problems, to be able to advise on technical matters and to serve as a resource on the subject for others in the organization.
• Comprehensive knowledge: Requires complete mastery and understanding of the subject. This term should be used sparingly and only for unusually exacting or responsible positions required to originate hypotheses, concepts, or approaches.

List Specific Skills And/Or Abilities Required:

• The job requires walking, standing, bending, kneeling and lifting/carrying work related items such as medical equipment, books, papers, etc.
• May include exposure to body fluids and disruptive behavior. There may be exposure to potentially hazardous medical equipment and/or chemicals.
• Ability to tolerate stressful situations and maintain proper decorum.
• Demonstrate commitment towards professional growth and educational achievement for all students within the BSD.
• Reviews and evaluates own job performance and maintains professional development through in-service and /or self-directed professional growth activities. This is evidenced by:
• Attend conferences and seminars to keep skills up to date and to stay current on the latest advances in health care.
• Participates in professional development and networking with other school nurses and keeps skills current with speakers and lectures.

Working Conditions:

SeeingColor perception (red, green, amber)Hearing/listeningClear speechTastingSmellingTouchingDexterity: _x_ Hand, _x_ FingerLifting - up to _20_ poundsCarrying - up to _20_ poundsClimbing on Stairs/Ladders, and balanceDrivingStandingSittingStoopingKneelingCrouchingCrawlingRemain StationaryPushing/pullingMoving objectsReading basicReading complexMath skills basic - Math skills complexWriting basicWriting complexAnalysis/comprehensionJudgment/decision makingClericalInside air conditioning and heatOutside weather conditionsWorks aloneWorks with othersFace-to-face contactVerbal contact with othersExtreme heatExtreme coldHigh

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