School Nurse - Sumter School District

Qualifications

• Valid state license as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Two (2) years of experience in public health nursing, preferably in a school district.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Conducts hearing and vision screening tests and all other tests recommended by the State Board of Education and the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
• Assumes responsibility for selection and referral of students in need of medical and dental care.
• Reports to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies on school medical matters.
• Maintains up-to-date cumulative health records on all students.
• Observes students on a regular basis to detect health needs.
• Assumes authority, in the absence of a physician, for the care of a student or staff member who has suffered injury or emergency illness.
• Contacts homes of children referred by principals for health reasons.
• Advises on modification of the educational program to meet health needs of individual students.
• Authorizes exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases.
• Attends committee meetings and conferences regarding health service and health curriculum.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities designated.

Schedule

190 days. Salary and work year to be recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Board of Trustees.