School Nurse - Hamilton .5/Van Hise .4 - 0.9 FTE - 26-27 SY

About the role

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking a school nurse to join the integrated pupil services team. The primary purpose of this team is to create environments that maximize opportunities for learning and ensure that all students develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to achieve personal success as a college, career, and community ready individual.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the development and evaluation of school-based health policies and procedures
• Participate on the Student Support and Intervention Team (SSIT)
• Develop Individualized Care Plans (IHP) and monitor interventions and outcomes
• Develop Emergency Health Plans (EHP) for school staff to inform critical response and outline emergency procedures for students with life-threatening health conditions
• Serve as an active participant on Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 teams
• Educate school staff about implications of chronic illness as it relates to school and academic success
• Promote optimal attendance and engagement of students with chronic health conditions
• Plan and implement systems for the safe and meaningful transitions of students with IHPs and EHPs between environments
• Partner with families to coordinate primary and specialty care
• Consult with and refer to community partners to assure safe and continued health care of students
• Facilitate enrollment in BadgerCare for eligible students
• Enroll eligible students in Primary Access for Kids
• Implement health promotion activities targeted to school-wide audiences
• Provide group interventions consistent with tier 2 practices
• In consultation with building principal, monitor environmental safety (i.e. playground, air quality, communicable disease and other potential hazards)
• Ensure student compliance with Wisconsin immunization requirements
• Monitor and manage episodes of building-based communicable disease, in accordance with MMSD health services guidelines
• Plan, implement, and provide student follow-up for health screening programs at specified grades (vision, hearing, dental, mental health)
• Serve as a member of the school crisis response team
• Respond to all health emergencies in the school setting
• Collaborate with other school team members to develop evacuation plans for students with mobility needs or other factors that require individual accommodations
• Team with other student services staff on violence risk assessments (VRA) and suicide risk assessments (SRA)
• Provide emergency treatment for anaphylaxis and severe asthma episode
• Direct the provision of care by nurse assistant
• Provide care for injuries and acute health concerns

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a university or college school of nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Current valid license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of Wisconsin per Chapter 441, Wisconsin Statutes, and Section N2.04 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code
• Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction (DPI) Nurse license must be obtained within 3 years of employment
• Current CPR/AED certification
• Experience working cross-culturally and/or commitment to work towards improving one's own cultural competence

Qualifications

• Master’s prepared pediatric or family nurse practitioner with appropriate certification
• Master’s degree in nursing or other related field
• National School Nurse Certification

Skills

• Data-based decision making
• Communication, consultation, and collaboration
• Advocacy and leadership
• Professional standards that are respectful, confidential, individualized, developmentally appropriate, and culturally competent
• Staying current with professional learning

Benefits

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Pay

$66,597 (25-26 Salary Schedule)

Schedule

Exempt