School Nurse Consultant

School Nurse Consultant

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing 2. Master's Degree preferred. 3. Two years public health/community health experience preferred. 4. A valid Michigan Registered Nurse License 5. Must pass criminal background check as required by School Safety Legislation.

Assigned Responsibilities Shall Include But Not Be Limited To:

1. Provide consultation, leadership, and professional development opportunities for quality school nursing and public health services to the school district staff for health promotion and the prevention of communicable disease (i.e., monthly meetings for district nurses supporting Macomb and St. Clair County Districts) 2. Serve as the health care representative providing guidance and training to the school districts on appropriate communicable disease prevention strategies including communicable disease health screening programs, infectious disease reporting, and contact tracing; and identification of students' chronic health care needs and how they may be impacted by communicable disease. 3. Provide training to staff tasked with medical care and services to students according to physician prescribed medical care and treatment orders. 4. Review policies developed for school districts to address communicable disease prevention and mitigation layers. 5. Provide education to students about communicable disease and best practices for prevention and conduct handwashing classes. 6. Monitor, interpret, synthesize, and disseminate relevant research findings and other information related to public health, school nursing practice, current legal issues, and new legislation that impacts school health programs and services. 7. Interpret, review and disseminate model policies, standards, and best practices to promote safe, legal, and effective health promotion and communicable disease prevention strategies. 8. Plan and use professional judgment and act effectively to carry out the functions of this position within the nurse's scope of practice. 9. Serve as the health care representative providing guidance and training to the school districts on developing Medical Emergency Response Teams that integrate local Emergency Response Systems in each school and support school personnel with health and medical emergencies in the school. 10. Promote confidentiality and privacy rules and regulations in all matters. 11. Promote and support the school's health system database, updating clinic treatment notes daily and ensuring billing opportunities are leveraged. 12. Coordinate with local health agencies and medical treatment facilities as necessary. 13. Assist with the coordination of professional development for all faculty and staff. 14. Remain current on the emerging communicable disease guidance to appropriately answer questions; stay current on cases in the area. 15. Outreach to students at-risk (for communicable disease) for social issues related to social distancing and offer guidance and information. 16. Keep parents, family and staff informed by proactively communicating updates on communicable conditions and how to address related stress and anxiety. 17. Provide best practices and protocols surrounding communicable conditions as needed.

Reports To:

Chief Academic Officer

Workyear: 186 Days, with the possibility of additional days during the summer

Start Date: Immediately

Worklocation: MISD Educational Service Center

Salary: Consultant salary schedule of the MIFT Master Agreement. Starting salary range $89,756-112,372

The Macomb Intermediate School District is an equal opportunity employer and is in compliance with all state and federal non-discrimination laws and regulations including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Applicants seeking employment may request reasonable accommodation under ADA and may be subject to post-offer physical examination and background check with the Michigan State Police Department.