Elementary School Nurse LPN

Job Description

Title
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Elementary School Nurse LPN

Position Purpose
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• Provide assessment, screening, planning, intervention, evaluation, counseling, management and/or referrals concerning the health and medical care needs of students to minimize absences due to illness, maximize educational opportunities, and create a healthy school climate.

• Work collaboratively with health care providers, students, parents, school district staff, and community agencies to ensure access and continuity of care for students.
• Assist in the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive school health program.
• Collect information about the health development status of students to comply with state immunization regulations and Board of Education policies.
• Conduct school programs of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing.
• Perform nursing assessment for students who are ill or injured; apply appropriate theory as the basis for providing first aid, nursing care, intervention, and referrals for those students.
• Evaluate nursing care provided and change the plan of care as necessary.
• Implement Board policy regarding exclusion and readmission of students in connection with certain infectious and contagious diseases (e.g., Tuberculosis).
• Maintain accurate records and documentation in accordance with state and federal law and Board of Education policies.
• Develop an individual health care plan (ICHP) when needed, with specific goals, nursing diagnosis, and interventions to incorporate into the student’s individualized educational plan (IEP).
• Intervene as guided by the nursing care plan to implement nursing actions that promote, maintain, or restore health, prevent illness, and effect rehabilitation.
• Serve as a member of various school teams as the designated health care professional (e.g., Crisis Teams, PPT, Section 504).
• Provide guidance, counseling, and health education to students, parents, and employees as necessary.
• Report to parents, school district personnel, physicians, clinics, and others as needed to meet student health needs.
• Provide instruction and training regarding the Heimlich Maneuver, Blood Borne Pathogen training, the school district’s Emergency plan, and care for students, including those with disabilities.
• Contribute to nursing and school health through innovations in theory, practice, and participation in research, including narrative and statistical reports.
• Provide medical assessment to school district employees as requested.
• Notify the appropriate person or agency of student injury/illness in accordance with Board policy as necessary.
• Confer with parents, students, and school district staff and professionals to interpret health and developmental assessments.

• Perform other related tasks as assigned by supervisors or other administrators.

• Use medical equipment to provide health care to students/staff, including, but not limited to, blood glucose monitor, stethoscopes, thermometers, and sphygmomanometers.
• Use personal computers.

• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, first aid, illnesses and injuries, nutrition, and related areas.
• Ability to diagnose and provide care for ill or injured students.
• Ability to convey appropriate medical information to school district staff or medical professionals to ensure proper maintenance in the school setting.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed.
• Ability to understand, apply, and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Outlook, electronic mail).
• Ability to problem‑solve job‑related issues.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals and students with special needs.
• Ability to follow oral and written orders from supervisors, administrators, physicians, and coordinate work with principal, teachers, and others.
• Ability to describe orally and in writing school health services provided, and issues and concerns regarding school health.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and others contacted in the…