Certified School Nurse; Control Code

Certified School Nurse

The Valley View Public School District is seeking an individual to fill a full-time position of Certified School Nurse for the  school year. The individual is responsible to the Building Administrator. Main duties and responsibilities include: working with administration to coordinate health services for the building, maintaining accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy and administration regulation, advising building personnel on health matters, particularly regarding health problems, communicable diseases and special health needs of the students, reporting suspected child abuse cases as required by statue and district policy, working with building special education team in assessing, evaluating and reporting health information, preparing mandated health and development work-ups on all students referred for special education, functioning within the guidelines of the Illinois Nursing Act Standard of Professional Conduct for Registered Professional Nurses, and adhering to the published policies and procedures of the district.

Qualifications:

Licensed as a registered nurse in Illinois State of Illinois (PEL) Professional Educator License, certified as a vision and hearing technician by the Illinois Department of Public Health (Preferred), CPR Certified by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association, experience developing care plans for students with medical needs, excellent communication skills with students, teachers, parents, and administration, knowledge of impact of medical issues on educational settings, demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records required by law, knowledge of current medical issues and practice.

Working Conditions:

Salary is in accordance with the teacher salary schedule. The District offers excellent fringe benefits including life, health, and dental insurance. Benefits:
Medical/Vision and Dental coverage through BCBSIL FSA and Dependent Daycare accounts, Life, AD&D, and Long Term Disability insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Salary Advancement, TRS contribution included in base salary 403B.