Substitute School Nurse

South Newton School Corporation Position Description

Position Title:

Substitute School Nurse

Department:
Nurse/Health Department

Reports To:

Principals, Primarily Elementary

To provide nursing services that focus on assessments, health counseling, education, referrals and consultations. The corporation school nurse should:

• Provide nursing care that incorporates health promotion and disease prevention
• Work with groups, families and individuals who have an increased risk of illness, disability, or premature death
• Function in multidisciplinary teams and programs
• Refer to other agencies in order to ensure comprehensive health and welfare services needed to support health care
• Work with and through community leaders, health-related groups, and relevant social action programs to advocate, develop, and implement programs of health promotion and disease prevention.

• Develops, implements, and evaluates school health program goals, objectives and procedures in cooperation with school personnel and community resources.
• Identifies and reports environmental health and safety hazard (current or potential) for students and staff.
• Initiates, maintains, and annually reviews student health records (pupil health record, emergency information, immunization records, and report of physical examination).
• Maintains daily, monthly, and yearly statistical information regarding health status of students and staff and utilizations of school health service programs.
• Supervises health aides/paraprofessionals in assigned buildings.
• Assists in developing, implementing, and evaluating procedures and programs to assess the health and developmental status of preschool and school populations.
• Applies appropriate theories as a basis for decision making.
• Assists with training and education of paraprofessionals in proper techniques for medical treatments or procedures. Keeps documentation of training on file.
• Identifies health problems of students through health assessment, health histories, review of health records, and screening programs.
• Implements all screening programs mandated by Indiana law.
• Communicates current health problems, needs, and concerns of students to their parents and appropriate school staff.
• Develops Individualized Health Plan (IHP), with specific goals, objectives, and interventions based on student health needs.
• Participate on the child study teams at each building: assists in the identification of students with disabilities; interprets health factors pertinent to the student’s disability; and develop, implement, and evaluate the health component of the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP).
• Develops and maintains a system for providing first aid and emergency care.
• Administers medication and treatments to students per physician’s orders and parent authorization.
• Provides health counseling to student to assist them in making decisions regarding their health and health behaviors.
• Assists students and parents in identifying and utilizing available and appropriate community health resources.
• Facilitates the attainment of students’ health needs by providing support to students and their families.
• Provides educational opportunities for students to assist them in developing self-care skills to deal with health problems.
• Provides consultation and assistance to teachers in the planning, implementation, and evaluations of health education units.
• Provides in-service education opportunities for school staff on health-related issues.
• Collaborates with community, agencies, health professionals, and school staff to identify the health needs, current and potential, of children and youth to facilitate school and community planning and intervention.
• Critiques and utilizes current research in school,…