Certified School Nurse

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains accurate and complete records involving student information required by law, District policy, and administrative direction
• Acts as a resource and support for the nursing team
• Provides nursing and/or medically prescribed interventions
• Counsels individual students regarding health issues, implements student health management plans, evaluates student response and/or revises health management plans when necessary
• Consults with staff to help them better understand student's various medical concerns and how they impact the student in the school setting
• Acts as a liaison between schools, families and community social service agencies and medical providers
• Organizes and implements state mandated programs i.e. immunizations, health screenings, school based vision and hearing screenings, etc.
• Maintains ethical standards of confidentiality (HIPPA and FERPA)
• Promotes programs to address health issues in a preventative manner
• Participates in student and staff health promotion and wellness programs
• Initiates contact with parents/guardians
• Demonstrates current knowledge of best practices in school nursing and uses independent nursing judgment when delivering school health services within the parameters of Board policies and procedures
• Promotes programs to address health issues in a preventative manner
• Participates in student and staff health promotion and wellness programs
• Initiates contact with parents/guardians
• Demonstrates strong verbal, interpersonal, and written communications skills with colleagues, parents, and administration
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing
• Professional Educator License (PEL)
• Registered RN license with IDFPR
• Knowledge of theories and practices of child development