School Nurse at Valley Grove Elementary School

SCHOOL NURSEANDERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATIONPERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Assists administrators in developing school health program.2. Routinely checks degree of student illness and makes determination concerning a student's need to return to class or to be sent home.3. Administers routine first aid when on duty.4. Participates in work of health curriculum committee and AIDS Advisory Committee.5. Conducts school programs of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing as directed by the principal.6. Observes students on a regular basis to detect health needs.7. Instructs teachers on screening students for health defects.8. Maintains up-to-date cumulative health records on all students.9. Reports to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies about student health matters, as directed by the principal.10. Assumes authority, in the absence of a physician, for the care of a student or staff member who has suffered an injury or emergency illness.11. Administers first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures.12. Administers approved medications.13. Makes recommendations to administrators and staff on health needs of individual students.14. Implements policy on exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases.15. Participates in in-service training programs.16. Assists school personnel in maintaining sanitary standards in schools.17. Participates in monthly nurses' meetings.18. Maintains clinic inventory and completes purchasing requests as needed for approval by The Chief Operations Officer.19. Performs needed medical procedures as needed by students in keeping with the nurse's individual training.20. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the principal may assign.