Substitute Nurse

Subs Substitute Nurse

The substitute school nurse works with district staff and community health providers to maintain optimal health and safety practices in school communities, support classroom teachers in providing health related curriculum, coordinate special care accommodations to allow students to fully participate in school activities, and ensure compliance with health related laws and standards.

Essential functions include:

• Supporting academic achievement by assisting families, students and staff in obtaining or maintaining an optimal state of emotional and physical wellness.
• Serving as a resource to classroom teachers in providing classroom health instruction.
• Working with school staff and community health providers to arrange health services to meet the specific needs of each school community.
• Participating as part of a school team to address school safety concerns and coordinate health and safety activities.
• Participating in planning of accommodations of the school program to meet the special health needs of students.
• Planning for and participating in activities that address emergency care situations, treatment of sudden illnesses or accidents that occur at school.
• Planning and implementing health appraisal and screening programs.
• Doing surveillance for and assisting in follow-up of communicable illnesses.
• Ensuring compliance with state immunization laws and providing assistance to families in obtaining immunizations necessary for school attendance.
• Providing health counseling and guidance to students, parents and employees in individual or small group situations.
• Providing assistance for referrals to human services agencies and community resources.
• Appropriately delegating and overseeing health care activities performed by other school staff.
• Administering medications and overseeing all aspects of medication administration practices.
• Providing outreach to inform families of available services and assisting in enrollment into Medicaid services.
• Identifying high risk populations and developing and implementing activities to improve or protect their health status.
• Participating in staffing of students experiencing difficulties in school.
• Providing assistance to employees in obtaining required employee health physicals, following up on work related employee injuries, providing required health and safety training and providing support and assistance in managing specific health needs in individual employees.
• Providing assistance in CPR and first aid.
• Providing assistance in interpreting health findings and screenings.
• Informing school staff of educationally relevant accommodations that need to be made for students to address specific health care needs.
• Participating in programs that assist school districts to bill for health care services provided at school.
• Participating as a member of building attendance teams and Section 504 teams as needed.
• Providing documentation of activities and submitting required reports to the Health Services Department.

Additional essential functions include:

• Attending work on a prompt and regular basis.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Maintaining satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.
• Assisting with other duties as may be assigned.

Hiring specifications:

• Required: RN degree, registered nurse in Iowa.
• Desired: Bachelor's degree, school nurse certification, public health nursing.

All candidates offered a position will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check, and a child and adult abuse registry check. Certain positions may require fingerprinting, a drug and alcohol test, a physical capacity test and/or a motor vehicle record check.

Physical demand:

• Standing - Frequent 33% - 66%
• Walking - Frequent 33% - 66%
• Sitting - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Bending/Stooping - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Reaching/Pushing/Pulling - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Climbing/Stairs - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Driving - Never 0%
• Lifting (10 lbs.) - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Carrying (20 feet) - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Telephone - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Computer - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Other - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Working Conditions
• Inside - Frequent 33% - 66%
• Outside - Occasional 1% - 32%
• Extremes of Temperature/Humidity - Occasional 1% - 32%

All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Approved By: Maureen Norris

Date: 6/28/2022

Des Moines Public Schools