School Nurse School

School Nurse

The role of the school nurse is to maintain/improve the health of students, thus enabling them to profit fully from their educational experiences; and, to promote optimum health status and lifestyles for all students through the joint efforts of the home, school and community.

Position

Qualifications:

• Registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse(LPN) with first aid and CPR certification is required.
• Pediatric experience is preferred for those assigned to the elementary schools or middle school.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development and implementation of a campus health program, and guides administration regarding the maintenance of a safe and healthful school environment.
• Provides emergency care for serious accidents and illnesses which these occur at school.
• Disseminates health education information to teachers, parents and students, and provides direct classroom instruction when needed.
• Makes appropriate health appraisals of students and provides health counseling to students and their parents when necessary.
• Provides vision, auditory and scoliosis screening of students in compliance with state mandates and conducts follow-up of all deficiencies by assisting parents in making plans for further examinations and correction.
• Keeps accurate records of activities at assigned schools and assist in establishing and maintaining necessary student health records.
• Records the results of health screenings and other significant health information in required software portals.
• Completes a health/development evaluation on those students referred to special education when specified in an assessment plan.
• Serves as a member of the Individualized Education Plan team to report results of health/development evaluations and provide health related information, if needed.
• Assists in the control and prevention of communicable disease by providing information to staff, students and parents about protective measures against communicable disease.
• Works with and acts as liaison to school health committees, county health officials and other agencies concerned with the health and welfare of students, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned