Substitute School Nurse

Position:
Substitute School Nurse

Building:
Varies

Time

Schedule:

Varies by building

Salary Rate: $115/day

Reports To:

Director of Pupil Services/Building Administrator

Deadline:
Until filled

JOB DESCRIPTION

Provide overall leadership and coordination of the district health care services. Includes clinical assessments of students and staff; offers clinical nursing care services, as appropriate; secures and administers student medications; maintenance and review of student health care records, including immunization compliance; provides health care education to students and staff

Essential Functions

• Conduct hearing, vision, scoliosis, and blood pressure screenings, and make referrals as appropriate
• Maintain up-to-date health records for students
• Assume responsibility for injured, ill students, and diabetic students.
• Act as health consultant for teachers, students, curriculum, school, health and community agencies
• Act as liaison between school district and the medical community
• Authorize exclusion and re-admission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases
• Dispense medication or delegate according to Ohio Revised Code with appropriate training, demonstrations, supervision, and evaluation
• Must be available for emergencies in the K-12 building
• Assist in disease control programs by enforcing local and state immunization laws, screening for lice and other communicable diseases
• Assist with individual health care plans for students with special health care needs, and in-service staff as needed
• Monitor school environment for safety
• Act as consultant, health educator and counselor to promote disease prevention and healthy lifestyles for students, staff and parents
• Provide leadership for school and community health issues
• Act as student advocate
• Keep records and emergency contact information updated
• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life and conduct
• Observe ethics of the nursing profession; exhibit professional behavior, emotional stability and sound judgment, and maintain confidentiality
• Identify nursing tasks appropriate to delegate in the individual situation, and provide procedural guidelines for orientation and training, return demonstration and documentation, schedule for supervision, and ongoing evaluation
• Provide staff with necessary student health information on an "as needed" to know basis, e.g., health restriction list
• Report all cases of child abuse and neglect to the proper authorities
• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., medical records, prescription medicine, IEP's
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Promote good public relations
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Ensure safety of students
• Provide counsel and assistance to teachers toward the solution of instructional problems, and in locating and securing various types of educational materials
• Participate in local and state seminars
• Purchase all necessary medical supplies, materials and equipment for the district
• Coordinate the activities related to the school nursing program
• Attend meetings and in-services as required

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Refer students in need of medical and dental care to the proper local agency
• Provide individual and group health counseling to students and parents
• Coordinate dental health program and screenings
• Coordinate and conduct adolescent development and HIV/AIDS education
• Schedule blood borne pathogens in-services for district
• Act as CPR instructor for staff and students
• Plan and coordinate elementary and high school health fairs
• Schedule times for federal, state and local board of education required testing, IEP completion, annual review and placement meetings
• Coordinate and supervise local, county, state, and federal assistance and grant programs, e.g., district testing, special education units; secure and distribute necessary test forms
• Provide counsel and assistance to teachers in testing and writing IEP's
• Assist in the preparation of budgets pertaining to special education services
• Serve as liaison between school district and county board of education office, and other educational entities
• Serve as a role model for students
• Respond to routine questions and requests in an appropriate manner
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent/designee

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or equivalent from a four-year college or university
• One to four years related experience
• N. licensed by the Ohio Board of Nursing
• Certification in CPR

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Nursing procedures as covered by Ohio Revised Code 4723.28 and national standards of school nursing practice
• Ability to work effectively with others
• General operating knowledge of computers and…