School Nurse

Health Consultant/Registered Nurse

The school nurse strengthens and facilitates the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children. The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and disability, and the early detection and correction of health problems. The school nurse is uniquely qualified in preventive health, health assessment, and referral procedure and supports the education process by working to assure the health of the students.

Essential duties and responsibilities include performing necessary medical procedures on students, training school personnel to perform necessary health related procedures, assessing student health needs and administering or delegating health-related tasks, developing policies, procedures and work standards for school health program, monitoring compliance of school health program with federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies, participating as an active member of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with other child-support agencies in designing and providing a school health program, working as a liaison between staff, parents, student and physician as it relates to medical issues, working as a liaison between the medical community and the school, coordinating vision, hearing and other health screening activities, developing nursing care plans and health care plans for students, consulting with out-center programs regarding medical concerns, administering, recording and monitoring medications for students, providing first aid care and medically prescribed services, maintaining security of school health supplies, serving as a resource person on health issues, providing staff development on health-related topics for school personnel, providing follow-up evaluations on students as required, recommending corrective action where problems are identified, conducting home and local-based school visits when appropriate, corresponding with parents on health needs of children, recording immunizations, health findings and other relevant health data, reporting all appropriate communicable diseases to the Health Department, providing families with communications that are related to identifying cases of communicable diseases discovered in the school building, evaluating students and staff for wellness or sickness, coordinating First Aid and CPR training for staff, maintaining and inventory necessary medical supplies, Medicaid billing, participating in maturation class for staff and students, seeking regular opportunities for professional growth, attending regularly scheduled staff meetings, adhering to YCS policies and procedures, and adhering to professional, ethical and legal standards of practice. Provides clinical educational opportunities for students of nursing. Have regular and predictable attendance.

Qualifications include a nursing license, one to two years' experience in nursing with young and disabled children, current Michigan Registered Nurse License and State School Nurse Certificate, ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff and the general public, ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals, ability to express self clearly, both orally and in writing, ability to answer questions and provide information to District employees, outside agencies, and the general public requiring the interpretation and explanation of human resources program, policies and procedures, ability to be flexible, ability to integrate technology into the everyday work flow, ability to utilize District technology and work to maintain proficiency, as required skill sets change with technology and/or the needs of the District, ability to use computer technology for research, data management, communications and other instruction, ability to use a personal computer (PC) or MAC in a networked environment to utilize the Internet and other electronic communication mechanisms, knowledge of productivity applications such as Microsoft Office (word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation software) is required, ability to apply the concepts of basic math, algebra and geometry consistent with the duties of this position, reasoning, problem solving, organizational dynamics and emotional intelligence, ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, exhibit high level of professionalism with the ability to handle confidential information, use good judgment, plan and handle complex projects and maintain a flexible attitude, ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form, ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, ability to travel to other buildings, ability to sometimes work irregular or extended work hours and meet multiple demands from several people, ability to interact with the public and other staff, directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students, exposed to infections at a greater risk than the average person, occasionally required to be outdoors for a short period of time, subject to varying weather conditions.