Substitute Nurse

Substitute Nurse

The nurses shall have a licensure as a registered professional nurse and be certified in CPR as a minimum.

Reports To: Assistant Superintendent for Special Services/Building Principals

Job Goal: School nurses will be employed to provide basic health care services to district students during the school day thereby minimizing student absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well being in the district schools.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Maintain confidentiality about students' health, illness or accident.
• Maintain cumulative health records including state immunization status for each student.
• Review each student's immunization status:
• Send immunization requirement form, if appropriate
• Obtain medical/religious/immunization-in-process form, if appropriate.
• Work with coordinator of nursing services in securing supplies and equipment for the building clinics.
• Maintain clinics with supplies, first aid materials, equipment and necessary resource material.
• Notification of student health conditions to appropriate building staff.
• Check vision and hearing of students when referred for screening and as noted below:
• Yearly vision screenings are to be done in grades K, 1, 3, 5 and 7.
• Hearing screenings in grades K, 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8
• Vision and hearing will be completed on all new students.
• Inform parents and teachers of probable health problems.
• Weigh students in grades K and 6.
• Participate in and pass CPR certification annually through renewal or refresher course.
• Perform special care procedures. (i.e., catheterization).
• Provide first aid to ill or injured and complete accident/injury reports as necessary.
• Assist with students needing medication; record information.
• Keep a daily log of all student clinic visits. Enter nature of visit and care provided.
• Serve as a resource person regarding individual student matters and curriculum support for building personnel.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the building principal and/or Assistant Superintendent of Special Services.
• Possess the ability to effectively communicate, verbally and in written form, with administrators, staff and the community as needed.

Terms Of Employment: As needed by building.

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