NURSE II

Nurse II Job Description

Qualifications: Kentucky Licensed registered nurse (R.N. Associates Degree) with one year comprehensive nursing experience.

Schools Served: All district schools

Immediate Supervisor: Superintendent

Job Goal: Promotes student health to support attendance, learning and achievement; prepare and maintain accurate student medical records.

Representative Duties:

1. Provides:

• Care to students who need emergency care due to injury or who present with an acute illness,
• Trains unlicensed school personnel medication administration and/or the delivery of health services as ordered by a licensed health care provider,
• Assists faculty and staff in monitoring chronic medical conditions,
• Coordinate care and student emergency action plans related to diabetes, seizures, asthma, allergies and use of emergency medications i.e. Epi-Pen Glucagon and Diastat
• Obtain parental consent for health services

2. Serve on advisory committees/consultation for health accommodations necessary to support student individual education care plans, (i.e. 504 & IEP),

3. Address potential health problems that are barriers to learning or symptoms of underlying medical conditions by coordinating and assisting with mandated screenings, i.e., vision, hearing and scoliosis, School District Health Nurses shall provide:

• Acute and chronic illness screenings
• Required acute and chronic health treatments as prescribed by the primary care provider
• Vaccine for Children (VFC) administration of immunizations (non-VFC will be referred to private provider)
• Well-Child physical exams
• Dental screenings and application of sealants as necessary
• Other services as deemed necessary by the school district

4. Provide staff:

• Educational in-services (but not limited to), i.e. CPR training and OSHA bloodborne pathogen and infection control updates,
• Monitors immunizations and reports communicable diseases as required by law
• Review immunization records for compliance to state laws and school policies,
• Assess the physical environment of the school to improve health and safety, including the assessment of playground, indoor air quality evaluation or review patterns of illness or injury to determine source of concern,
• Assist in evaluation of school emotional environment to decrease potential bullying and violence and/or an environment that is not conducive to optimal mental health and learning,

5. Provides:

• Health education information directly to individual students, groups of students, or classes or by providing guidance and consultation about health education curriculum,
• Promotes health awareness activities such fairs for staff and families; consultation with other lifestyles and staff wellness programs

6. Provides Leadership:

• In the development and evaluation of school health policies, programs and the promotion of a health school environment through the collaboration with coordinated school health programs, crises/disaster management teams and school health advisory councils,
• Oversees the collection of health data and submission of health reports to LHD for immunization and KDE for school health services,

7. Provides case management by communicating with the family through telephone calls, written communication and home visits as needed,

8. Other health related activities as requested by the Superintendent.

9. A person may be employed as a substitute nurse if they have a valid Kentucky License as an LPN Licensed Practical Nurse.