Registered Professional School Nurse

Registered Professional School Nurse

Term of Employment: 10 month

Reports To: Building Principal

Distinguishing Features of the Class: This is a professional nursing position involving responsibility for giving care to students and for performing related nursing services such as pupil health screening and notification of defects and communicable disease control requiring judgment and skills. This position differs from the certified position of School Nurse-Teacher in that there is no responsibility for either classroom instruction or guidance involved.

Typical Work Activities: The typical work activities listed below, while providing representative examples of the variety of work assignments in the title, do not describe any individual position. Incumbents in this title may perform some or all of the following, as well as other related activities not described.

• Assists the School Physician in physical, visual and auditory screening examinations of students;
• Administers first aid and emergency treatment to students;
• Prepares and maintains health records for school authorities;
• Assists at school immunization clinics;
• Arranges to transport sick or injured students to hospital, home, doctor's or dentist's office in cases of emergency;
• Inspects the school plant, playground and cafeteria and reports on general safety and sanitary conditions;
• Orders, inventories and oversees the storage of first aid and related health supplies and equipment;
• Consults with attendance teachers, staff members and school nurse-teachers concerning a variety of health factors related to non-attendance and communicable diseases;
• Prepares records and reports as required.

Full Performance Knowledges, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Characteristics: Good knowledge of nursing principles and techniques and their relation to medical practice and skill in their application; working knowledge of materia-medica, dietetics, sanitation and personal hygiene; skill in the application of nursing techniques and practices; ability to understand and follow technical, oral and written instructions; ability to keep records and make reports; ability to get along well with students, teachers, parents and others; ability to carry out successfully the measures prescribed; ability to plan and supervise the work of sub-professional and non-technical personnel; good observation; mental alertness; firmness; initiative; cheerfulness; patience; emotional stability; sympathetic attitude toward the sick; good moral character; good physical condition.

Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from a school of nursing approved by the State Education Department from a course approved by the State Education Department from a course approved by such departments as qualifying for Registered Professional Nurse.

Special Requirement for Acceptance of Applications: Eligibility for a license issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse. Possession of the license at the time of appointment.