Substitute Nurse

Substitute School Nurse

An ESS substitute school nurse (RN) assists in providing the fullest possible educational opportunity for students by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the schools.

Job Skills and Knowledge

Knowledge of:

• Including but not limited to Part Ed 311, Nurse Practice Act, New Hampshire RSA 326-B:12 Scope of Practice, Registered Nurse as revised.

• Confidentiality and Public School Health Records including but not limited to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability, and the confidentiality and ethics required by one's nursing license.

Skill in:

• Clinical judgment in providing case management services.

• Providing exceptional customer service to staff and students.

• Planning and organizing work.

• Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to:

• Provide leadership in promoting health and safety, including a healthy environment.

• Provide quality health care and intervene with actual and potential health problems.

• Collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy and learning.

• Demonstrate enthusiasm and interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents and the community, including difficult and emotional situations.

• Maintain calm demeanor in a stressful environment.

• Exhibit strong attention to detail.

• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing, using proper grammar and vocabulary.

• Exhibit independent judgement in the interrelation and application of standard practices and procedures.

• Learn and interpret rules, regulations, laws, instructions and procedures.

• Compile information from various sources and prepare basic and standard reports.

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Qualifications

• Licensed to Practice as a registered, professional nurse in New Hampshire, a minimum of two years nursing experience in a discipline related to child health within the last five years; a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or its equivalent; or, any combination of education, training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

The School Nurse strengthens and facilitates the educational process by modifying or removing health related barriers to learning in individual students and promoting the optimal level of wellness for students. The nurse assumes responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, management, and/or referral activities; serves as the direct link between physicians, families, and community agencies to assure access and continuity of health care for students;

provides relevant instruction, counseling and guidance to students, parents, staff and others concerning health related issues; upholds professional standards, the Nurse Practice Act, and other state and local statutes and regulations applicable to nursing practice; and adheres to District policies and administrative guidelines.

• Openly communicate with building administrators and teachers.

• Conduct health screenings - vision, hearing, dental, height, weight, scoliosis, BP, and others as required.

• Evaluate and assess health needs of students.

• Provide health counseling for chronic illness, nutrition, disease prevention, and positive lifestyles.

• Evaluate and monitor communicable disease and nuisance diseases.

• Implement and monitor student's compliance with state immunization laws.

• Provide emergency first aide to students and staff.

• Maintain accurate records on daily care and medications given at school.

• Act as resource for and interpret medical information to school faculty and staff.

• Recommend and assist to implement modifications of school programs to meet student's health needs.

• Maintain, evaluate and interpret cumulative health data and records.

• Participate as health specialist on teams to determine any health or developmental interference with learning; collaborate in the writing and monitoring of the health component of the…