RN School Health Navigator & Wellness Advocate

School Nurse

Reports To: Building Principal

Classification: Non-Certified Employee

Position Requirements:

♦RN Licensure Required

♦Successful experiences working with pediatric population, preferably in a school setting desirable.

♦Excellent Communication and Team Skills

♦Strong Organizational Skills

♦Strong Emotional Intelligence

♦Ability to Effectively Multi-Task

Employment Factors

♦182 Day Contract

♦12 Personal Leave Days

♦7.5 Hours Per Day

♦PERF and Non-Certified Benefit Package

♦Starting Salary Range $25.00-$29.00/hr

Nature of Work

To provide assessment, screening, planning, intervention, evaluation, counseling, management and/or referrals concerning the health and medical care needs of students for the purpose of minimizing absences due to illness, maximizing educational opportunities, and creating a healthy school climate.

Essential Job Functions

♦Works collaboratively with health care providers, students, parents, school district staff and community agencies to ensure access and continuity of care for students.

♦Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive school health program.

♦Collects information about the health development status of students for compliance with state immunization regulations and Board of Education policies.

♦Conducts school programs of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing.

♦Performs nursing assessment for students who are ill or injured; applies appropriate theory as basis for providing first aid, nursing care, intervention and referrals for those students.

♦Evaluates nursing care provided and changes plan of care as necessary.

♦Implements Board policy with respect to the exclusion and readmission of students in connection with certain infectious and contagious diseases (e.g., Tuberculosis).

♦Maintains accurate records and documentation in accordance with state and federal law, and Board of Education policies.

♦Develops individual health care plan (ICHP) when needed with specific goals, nursing diagnosis, and interventions delineating school-nursing actions unique to students’ needs and for incorporation into the student’s individualized educational plan (IEP).

♦Intervenes as guided by the nursing care plan to implement nursing actions that promote, maintain or restore health, prevent illness and effect rehabilitation.

♦Serves as a member of school teams as designated health care professional (e.g., Crisis Teams, PPT, Section 504).

♦Provides guidance, counseling and health education to students, parents and employees as necessary.

♦Reports to parents, school district personnel, physicians, clinics, and others as needed to meet student health needs.

♦Provides instruction and training regarding the Heimlich Maneuver, Blood Borne Pathogen training, the school district’s Emergency plan, and with regard to providing care for students, including students with disabilities.

♦Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory; practice and participation in research, including narrative and statistical reports.

♦Provides medical assessment to school district employees as requested.

♦Provides health education to students as requested.

♦Notifies the appropriate person or agency of student’s injury/illness in accordance with Board policy as necessary.

♦Confers with parents, students and school district staff and professionals to interpret health and developmental assessments.

Equipment

♦Medical equipment to provide health care to students/staff, including, but not limited to, blood glucose monitor, stethoscopes, thermometers, sphygmomanometers.

♦Personal computers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

♦Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, first aid, illnesses and injuries, nutrition, and related areas.

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