School Nurse - 12 Month Position

Basic Function

Improve children's health in the educational setting by performing physical and developmental assessments and managing common pediatric illnesses.

Representative Duties

• Provide health maintenance care for children.
• Perform routine developmental screenings.
• Diagnose and treat common childhood illnesses according to practice protocols.
• Use prescriptive authority, in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations to treat illness, improve health status and provide preventative care.
• Provide health education, anticipatory guidance regarding common child health concerns, and utilize community resource opportunities for the child and/or family.
• Record and maintain an accurate, cumulative health record for each child.
• Participate in IEP team and 504 meetings as appropriate.
• Collaborate with other health care providers in the delivery of health care.
• Educate children and families toward participation in self-care.
• Monitor and interpret public health and communicable disease issues, which impact the delivery of health care for children.
• Create awareness of health services in the community and coordinate services with health related agencies.
• Participate in quality assurance review, including systematic review of records and treatment plans on a periodic basis.
• Perform basic first aid procedures and screen ill or injured children according to established procedures; utilize a variety of health products and supplies in caring for injuries and health needs.
• Administer medications to students who have a completed Medical Authorization form on file.
• Schedule students for and conduct screenings (vision, hearing, etc.); schedule follow-up appointments if further testing is required.
• Prepare, maintain, and enter health-related information on forms and in student management system.
• Prepare correspondence, forms, notices, and referrals.
• Maintain the health office in a clean, orderly and safe condition; assist in maintaining inventory and order first aid supplies (from district nurse) as necessary.
• Attend meetings and assist other school personnel as required.
• Operate standard office and medical equipment as required.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge And Abilities

• Normal and abnormal child growth and development.
• Nursing process.
• Appropriate therapies for children.
• Nurse's role in the school system.
• Communicable diseases and health issues that affect public schools.
• District policies and State regulations.
• Knowledge of the use of defibrillators.
• Record-keeping techniques.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

Physical Abilities

• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reaching overhead and horizontally to retrieve store supplies.
• Kneeling or crouching.
• Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
• Sight to assess health status of pre-school and school aged children.
• Lifting moderately heavy objects.

Working Conditions

• Health office environment; constant interruptions; driving a vehicle to conduct work.