Certified School Nurse or Registered Nurse

School Nurse Position

Qualifications: Educator licensure with a concentration in school nursing, or current Illinois RN license. BA degree preferred. IDPH vision and hearing certified preferred.

Reports To: Building Principal & Director of Special Services

Function: Provide school nursing services to and on behalf of students so that health and medical development can be enhanced to support the educational environment.

Responsibilities:

• Professional Knowledge and Application: The certified school nurse understands the philosophical, theoretical, historical, and legal foundations of special education. The certified school nurse understands how students differ in their approaches to learning; understands planning; and designs medical services based on knowledge of the discipline, student, community, and curriculum goals; of all students ages three through twenty-one.
• Learning Environment: The certified school nurse uses an understanding of individual, group motivation and behavior to create a medically safe school environment. This environment creates a positive culture with active engagement in learning and self-motivation while managing classroom procedures and provides medical supports as needed.
• Delivery of Service and Practice: The certified school nurse understands the central concepts and methods of inquiry; uses a variety of assessment strategies to develop medical plans for students to support the continuous development of all students.
• Collaborative Relationships: The certified school nurse understands his or her role as a professional, establishing high standards of reciprocal collaborative relationships with students, families, community and educational personnel, and provides continual leadership in development of relationship building.
• Professional Conduct, Leadership, and Professional Growth: The certified school nurse understands his or her role as a professional, maintains standards of professional conduct, and provides leadership to improve students' learning and well-being.