School Nurse

School Nurse Job Description

Position Title: School Nurse - Supervises: N/A

Job Goal: To provide health education and maintain a climate of health and well-being in assigned schools.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alabama.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university is preferred but not required.
• Possesses valid state driver's license.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board might find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports To: Assistant Superintendent for Administration - Salary: To be determined commensurate with local salary matrix, credentials, and experience.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for carrying out the Phenix City Public School's health program in assigned schools.
2. Schedules and conducts screenings and assessments to detect problems in vision, hearing and scoliosis. Documents and refers to students with deficiencies in accordance with Alabama Department of Public Health regulations.
3. Establishes and maintains contact with community agencies and clinics responsible for providing health care for students. Learns and stays familiar with their policies and procedures.
4. Investigates referrals regarding individual health problems. Refers to appropriate agencies for treatment.
5. Schedules and conducts home visits when appropriate.
6. Works with principals and teachers to plan and carry out first aid and safety education programs within assigned schools.
7. Advises and assists teachers in obtaining materials and resources to enhance school health education programs.
8. Assists in carrying out policies and procedures for control of communicable diseases within assigned schools. Conducts inspections and evaluations. Furnishes information to school officials and parents.
9. Maintains required records. Compiles and submits periodic reports and evaluations regarding status of program within assigned schools.
10. Reviews immunization records, notifies parents of delinquencies and provides updates as needed according to Alabama Department of Public Health guidelines and state law.
11. Participates in school staff inservices and professional development activities.
12. Serves as a member of the IEP (Individualized Education Plan) team when the primary services for the student is health related.
13. Provide health related services to students and assist local school officials in the event of school accidents and emergencies.
14. Perform such other duties and assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor or Superintendent.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and talk or hear. The employee occasionally is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day and location.

Terms of Employment: Nine months: Other contract terms and salary to be established by the Board.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's Policy on Evaluation of Support Personnel.