Full-Time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Individual Student Support

Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Goal: To promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of an assigned student by providing individualized nursing care and support throughout the school day, including accompanying the student on the bus from James Burd Elementary School to New Story School.

Essential Functions:

• Provides individualized nursing care to the assigned student throughout the school day in accordance with the student's health care plan, physician's orders, district policies, and the LPN's scope of practice.
• Meets the student at James Burd Elementary School, boards the bus with the student, and accompanies the student to New Story School, providing monitoring and nursing support during transportation.
• Remains with the student throughout the day at New Story School, including during classroom instruction, meals, transitions, and other school activities, to address the student's health needs.
• Accompanies the student during return transportation, as assigned, and coordinates the transfer of care to the parent, guardian, or designated staff member.
• Works under the direction of the Certified School Nurse and coordinates with New Story School and James Burd personnel to implement the student's health care plan.
• Monitors the student's health status, recognizes changes in condition, and promptly reports concerns to the appropriate supervising nurse, school personnel, and parent or guardian.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with physician's orders, the student's health care plan, district policies, and the LPN's scope of practice.
• Provides assistance with personal care, mobility, positioning, feeding, and other health-related needs as outlined in the student's care plan and within the LPN's training and scope of practice.
• Responds to illness, injury, or medical emergencies according to the student's emergency care plan and established procedures, including obtaining additional medical assistance when needed.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of medications, treatments, observations, health concerns, and care provided.
• Communicates relevant health information to the Certified School Nurse, parent or guardian, and authorized school personnel to support continuity of care.
• Maintains the student's privacy and the confidentiality of health and educational information.
• Ensures necessary medications, supplies, and prescribed medical equipment accompany the student and are available during transportation and throughout the school day.
• Supports the student's participation in educational activities while attending to the student's health and safety needs.
• Maintains regular and timely attendance.
• Performs other related duties assigned by the Certified School Nurse or designated administrator that are consistent with the position and the LPN's scope of practice.

Competencies:

• Organization
• Written/Oral Communication
• Detail Oriented
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Thoroughness
• Time Management

Terms of Employment:

Approximated 186 days per school year. Compensation as per the SAESP Collective Bargaining Agreement and district guidelines.

Evaluation:

Performance of the Licensed Practical Nurse will be evaluated annually by the building principal in accordance with the Board's policy on evaluations of Support Staff employees.

Supervisory Responsibility:

None