Cluster Nurse - Health and Social Services

License and Certification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license through the Georgia Board of Nursing and a valid Georgia drivers license Required

• Bachelors Degree in nursing Required

• 3 years pediatric experience in public health, hospital and/ or related medical facility Required
• School health experience Preferred

• Ability to provide specialized health related services on a direct/indirect basis
• Skills in training and supervision of health related procedures
• Ability to communicate effectively and courteously with the public, students, parents, and staff
• Ability to act as a representative of Gwinnett County Public Schools
• Ability to work successfully with colleagues

Perform nursing assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, and referral activities for the purpose of identifying and meeting the health care needs of students and addressing health-related barriers to learning.

• Care Coordination
  • Assist local school staff in developing individualized health management plans for students with identified health conditions in collaboration with parents and health care providers.
  • Perform appropriate specialized health care procedures as needed for students to attend school on a case-by-case basis.
• Community/ Public Health
  • Consult and support school personnel, parents, and students on student health issues including assisting local schools in the development of those areas of the Individual Education Program (IEP) or 504 plan related to student health conditions and medical considerations.
  • Serve as a liaison between school staff, parents, community health practitioners, and health agencies for the purpose of obtaining and interpreting health information pertinent to educational planning in order to enhance the educational process and promote optimal level of wellness and functioning for students with health conditions and needs.
  • Assist schools in managing communicable diseases including the implementation of infection control procedures in collaboration with health care providers and local Public Health Department staff.
• Quality Improvement
  • Provide training and professional development regarding health related issues for school staff members as needed.
  • Provide nursing technical support to the district in establishing system-wide health procedures and policies in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations under the supervision of the Lead School Nurse.
  • Complete and submit data reports in accordance with departmental standards to the Director of Health and Social Services.
• Leadership
  • Provide training to designated local school staff on the implementation of the individualized health management plan including any appropriate specialized health care procedures needed for students to attend school.
  • Assist schools in the mandated screenings required by the local and state Public Health Departments.
  • Collaboratively works and monitors to ensure assigned local school clinics meet state and district compliance standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, negotiate stairs, climb ladders, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear, manipulate tools and small items with hands, and lift and transport up to 50 pounds over short distances. The employee is required to operate a motor vehicle in performance of duties. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

The employee may be subjected to a wide range of ambient temperature and humidity conditions while working on equipment under varying conditions including overhead work and work in confined spaces. Potential hazards of this position include working with electricity, working with heat and noise producing machinery and equipment, working on elevated equipment using ladders or other lifting devices, and use of chemicals and solvents.

Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with specific disabilities.