School Nurse

Responsibilities

• Responsible for provision of nursing services for students supported in assigned school, working in collaboration with school staff, families and external providers to protect and maintain students’ health by obtaining information or updates regarding students’ medical needs to inform support plans and regularly engaging with students and staff to conduct observations, assessments and trainings.
• Develops and maintains an understanding of applicable Federal, State and/or Local government regulations and standards applicable to school nursing as they relate to infection control and nursing care, including needs or care for specific medical and related conditions of students supported and of scopes and standards of nursing practice in New York State, keeping abreast of updates or changes to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements.
• Facilitates implementation, training and monitoring of adherence to infection control practices and other related plans across assigned school, including those relating to mandated immunization, communicable diseases, OSHA regulations and exposure control and initiates health surveillance