Substitute Registered Nurse SY

Non-Certified Nurse (Elementary or Secondary)

Reports to:

Building Principal and/or Nurse Coordinator

• Directly reports to the building principal and/or Nurse Coordinator.
• Cooperates with all certified and non-certified personnel, students, and parents.

Under the direction of the Principal and/or Nurse Coordinator, the nurse strengthens and facilitates the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning in individual students and promoting an optimal level of wellness for students and staff; serves as the direct link between physicians, families, and community agencies to assure access to continuity of health care for students; provides relevant instruction, counseling, and guidance to students, parents, staff, and others concerning health-related issues.

• Plan a program that promotes health and wellness.
• Conduct school programs of immunization and sight and hearing testing.
• Develop a nursing care plan with specific goals and interventions unique to students' needs.
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive school health program.
• Apply appropriate theory as basis for decision-making in nursing practice.
• Collect information about the health and developmental status of the student in a systematic and continuous manner.
• Use data collected about the health and developmental status of the student to determine a nursing diagnosis.

• Assume responsibility for the care of student or staff member who has suffered injury or emergency illness.
• Administer first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a licensed physician or dentist.
• Accompany a sick or injured person to his home or hospital when necessary.
• Facilitate the referral process to meet student needs.
• Make referrals for their diagnosis, treatment and remediation and provide follow‑up for each referral.
• Collect and analyze current health-related data and make recommendations based upon that data.
• Make referrals to appropriate school and community services for students and families and follow up accordingly.

• Organize and manage the school health program.
• Observe students on a regular basis to detect health needs.
• Maintain up‑to‑date cumulative records on all students.
• Use current technology to efficiently accomplish work responsibilities.
• Prepare and submit health reports as required by the State and District.
• Establish a communicable disease prevention and control program.
• Authorize exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases.
• Maintain an organized, functional, and current nursing center.
• Assist students, families, and school personnel to achieve optimal levels of wellness through health education.
• Contribute to nursing and school health through innovations in theory and practice and participation in research.
• Coordinate school health activities with Boone County Health Department or other health service agencies when appropriate.
• Provide crisis intervention for students and/or staff in the advent of sudden illness or injury.
• Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing program.
• Report to school personnel, parents, physicians, students, and other agencies on school medical matters.
• Advise teachers on health matters, particularly regarding screening for student health defects/problems.
• Recommend modification of the school program for a student who requires a change because of a health deficit and develop health care plans when students need special physical health care procedures.

• Maintain accepted standards of ethical behavior.
• Maintain confidentiality and explain the scope of confidentiality to students.
• Use proper procedures to assure that access to student records conforms to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
• Demonstrate understanding of own professional limitations.
• Maintain accepted standards of professional behavior.
• Assume responsibility for continuing education and professional development, belonging to professional organizations, and attending workshops, conferences, in-service programs, and other staff development opportunities.
• Collaborate with other professionals in planning to assure quality of health care provided to students.
• Attend and be involved in building and district events.
• Promote positive professional relationships with colleagues and demonstrate willingness to mentor and/or be mentored.
• Maintain composure and a collaborative attitude when communicating with parents.
• Present a professional appearance.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned from time to time.

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.