School Nurse

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ School Nurse

POSITION LOCATION: Slauson Middle School

FTE: 0.8

SALARY: AAEA /Teacher Salary Schedule

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Building Administrator/SISS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The following is a list of qualifications for the position, any one of which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to determine qualifications.

• Active Michigan license to practice as a Registered Nurse
• Bachelor of Nursing (BSN), or actively pursuing
• Current CPR certification
• Experience in the care of pediatric patients.
• Demonstrated knowledge of community or public health preferred.
• Knowledge and previous work with central lines and ostomy care preferred.
• Ability to work independently and follow guidelines from the medical team.
• Act as a liaison between the family, medical team, and school personnel.
• Able to go on class field trips
• Able to communicate well with family and school staff.

• Heightened attention to medical nuances
• Willingness to participate in high level training for specific and detailed medical procedures
• Acuity to student behavioral changes which may indicate medical concerns
• Ability to monitor and report on meticulous data pre-, during, and post-treatment
• In-home preparation and care prior to the school day
• Provide for the direct care needs of specific student, including medication administration, treatments and procedures
• Update for identified persons, as appropriate, student's medical history within the school
• Ensure compliance with national, state, and local requirement for school based nurses
• Ensure compliance with AAPS policies, guidelines and procedures as pertaining to designated role
• Provides student specific health services to strengthen and support the educational process by modifying or removing medical/health-related barriers to learning
• Focus on site contamination
• Provide nursing care of the assigned student with medical disabilities.
• Provide nursing care to students and staff with minor and major illnesses and injuries.
• Able to work as a team member with other AAPS School Nurses.

• Conduct a "walk-in" clinic for health counseling and referral resource information for students.
• Contact parents/guardians for students with sudden illnesses and injuries who need tobe sent home for medical care.
• Reporting, recording, collating and communicating to parents, staff and administrators on health problems, accident/injury reports, insurance forms, emergency cards, and immunization data when appropriate.
• Collaborate with school administrators and staff related to health care needs/plans.
• Arrange for appropriate documentation, authorization for dispensing of medications in the school setting.

• When legally appropriate, delegate, train and supervise non-licensed lay staff to carry out certain nursing responsibilities, (e.g. dispensing of medication in the school setting, tube feeding).
• Identify and plan for students with health problems.
• Act as a consultant regarding immunization records.
• Evaluate and plan for the adaptation of the environment for the student with disabilities
• Present or obtain/provide speakers and or materials on health education/prevention when appropriate.
• Conduct special education health evaluations and attend IEPC when appropriate.
• Maintain records and reports.
• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance.
• Provide nursing care to students and staff with minor and major illnesses and…