Nurse - Elementary

Job Details Starting Date: Immediately Reports To: Principal-Director of Health Services Duty Days: 190 Days Wage/Hour Status: Exempt Pay Grade: I00 Position Type: Full-Time Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of three years nursing experience or Associate Degree in nursing with a minimum of five years nursing experience, pediatrics or school nursing preferred. Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas. Current BLS Healthcare Provider CPR certification. Certification in vision, hearing, scoliosis, and acanthosis screening preferred, but training is provided. Citizenship, residency or work visa required. Primary Purpose Function as a health care provider and manager in the school setting and implement and maintain a comprehensive health program that advocates for the health rights of children and promotes an optimal level of wellness for the students, staff, and community. Major Duties and Responsibilities Identify, plan, intervene, and evaluate student health concerns, including physical and mental health needs and injuries. Maintain, evaluate, and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students. Possess strong communication and intervention skills. Possess strong physical assessment skills with the ability to evaluate health and safety measures in the school environment. Provide health assessments, including screenings, for health factors impacting student education. This includes mandated screenings such as vision, hearing, scoliosis, and acanthosis. Provide chronic disease management and education, including training and supervising designated school personnel to perform specialized procedures that serve the needs of children with disabilities and/or health conditions in the school setting. Promote and assist in the control of communicable diseases through immunization programs, early intervention, surveillance, reporting, and follow-up of contagious diseases. Directly and indirectly provide health education, health resources, and curriculum recommendations. Participate as the health specialist on school teams and promote a healthy school environment conducive to learning. Provide health counseling for staff and provide leadership and/or support for staff wellness programs. Coordinate school/community health activities and serve as liaison between school, community, and health care providers. Assist the Health Services Department with developing, evaluating, and revising health policies, procedures, goals, and objectives for the school district to continually improve the quality of health services in Katy ISD. Utilize equipment and technology for the delivery of health care services. RN will be responsible for the direct supervision of a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) if an LVN is assigned to their campus. Other duties as assigned. Equipment Used Thermometer, blood pressure cuff, audiometer, otoscope, sphygmomanometer, vision screening equipment, thermoscan, basic clinic equipment, equipment used with medically fragile students, personal computer, and copier. Working Conditions Responsibilities require contact with sick and/or injured person(s), which may include exposure to bodily fluids, disruptive behavior, and communicable disease. There may be exposure to potentially hazardous medical equipment and/or chemicals. Mental demands require emotional control under stress. Physical demands/environmental factors may require standing for long periods, frequent stooping, bending, pulling and pushing, and moderate lifting. #J-18808-Ljbffr