School Nurse (1.0 FTE)

About the role

The School Nursing position at our district serves as a health professional supporting student learning. It involves coordinating health services, assessing student health, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance student health and academic success.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to District, State, and Iowa Board of Nursing rules and regulations.
• Carefully assesses student health concerns and implements Individual Health Plans, Emergency Plans, and Evacuation Plans.
• Coordinates and ensures the delivery of school health services.
• Works as part of a multidisciplinary team to plan and evaluate support services for students.
• Provides case management and care coordination.
• Manages health office activities, including overseeing Health Secretary responsibilities.
• Delegates tasks to, trains, and supervises unlicensed personnel.
• Maintains compliance with district procedures and protocols.
• Provides health counseling and guidance to students and their families.
• Initiates and coordinates referrals to and/or linkages with health agencies.
• Collaborates with others in the school and surrounding community to improve students' health.
• Supports students' health and safety within the school setting.
• Aids staff in strategies to support and meet students' needs and academic goals.
• Uses active communication and motivational interviewing skills to build positive relationships.
• Participates in social/emotional/behavioral school-wide screening, education, and follow-up.
• Maintains appropriate records and documents according to health services procedures.
• Protects the confidentiality of data.
• Provides individual and group education to support health literacy skills.
• Provides BBP training to identified staff with Occupational Exposure.
• Learns and leads building emergency medical responders.
• Meets the Standards of School Nursing Practice and the Iowa Teaching Standards consistently.
• Participates in nurse's Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Tier teams, and other school or district teams/groups as needed.
• Reports to work as scheduled on a regular and reliable basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Nursing.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Iowa Board of Nursing.
• Previous pediatric nursing, school health nursing, or community health nursing experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical documents, assessment data, professional journals, and regulations.
• Ability to write reports and communicate effectively with students, colleagues, parents, and staff.
• Ability to present information orally and respond to questions from administrators, teachers, staff, and students.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions.
• Ability to solve problems using sound nursing judgment.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule forms.

Skills

• Believes that all children can attain high levels of learning.
• Takes responsibility for the learning of our children and his/her own performance.
• Possesses the knowledge and skills to build effective educational experiences that benefit all children.
• Applies the principles of continuous improvement through the use of quality tools and processes.
• Functions as an effective member of the educational/school team.
• Utilizes effective interpersonal skills.
• Works with great integrity.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a distracting environment, possibly with frequent interruptions, while being responsive to student and family needs.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research as it relates to the support of the Educational Goals of the District.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
• Ability to work under moderate to high levels of stress.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.