School Nurse

POSITION: School Nurse

CATEGORY: Certified

DEPARTMENT: Nursing

LOCATION: Schools

REPORTS TO: Executive Director of Elementary or Secondary Education / Principal

• Work in cooperation with the school health professionals, members of the staff, parents, and community health professionals to ensure a healthy school climate and to minimize absence due to illness
• Promote a healthy/safe school environment by assisting the administration and staff to maintain safe and sanitary conditions throughout the school
• Promptly report issues that may arise to the building principal
• Provide emergency care in case of sudden illness and administer first-aid in case of injury to students or staff according to established policies and procedures
• Be responsible for the availability and maintenance of required medical supplies and equipment
• Administer prescribed medication to students in accordance with law and Board policy
  
  Provide training and supervision for the emergency administration of epinephrine, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), etc. with designated school staff
• Help prevent and control communicable disease through inspections, lectures, exclusion, and re-admission of students and staff in keeping with federal and state law, administrative rules, and Board policy
• Notify the building principal or his or her designee to arrange for immediate examination of any pupil who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Assist the building principal and the child study team in the identification and placement of students with disabilities who need special education services
• Provide special health care and related services to meet the needs of students with disabilities
• Conduct health services and screening programs as required by federal and state law, administrative rules, and Board policy
• Conduct physical examinations
• Make referrals and conduct follow-up activities as necessary
• Collaborate with community and other non-school health agencies to meet the health needs of children and families
• Participate in the development of a comprehensive health education curriculum
• Upon request, assist teachers with instruction of certain health units
• Provide information and training on health matters at staff meetings and in-service trainings
• Provide information to parents and children in a format that allows them to make better choices that improve their health
• Confer with and advise students, parents, and staff members on matters pertaining to the health and safety of students
• Assist the building principal with the preparation of the school's health budget
• Assist in the development of policies and procedures for comprehensive health education and services
• Develop and maintain the annual School Nursing Plan in conjunction with the building principal, including determining how basic nursing services will be provided, providing a summary of specific medical needs of individual students and how they will be addressed, determining what emergency nursing services will be available, and providing detailed nursing assignments for all school buildings,
• Prepare health and safety reports as required by federal and state law, administrative rules, and Board policy and as requested by the Building Principal
• Report any suspicion of child abuse to local law enforcement or the Department of Health and Welfare, as well as the director of special services and the building principal
• Serve on committees as assigned in order to incorporate essential health care information into the deliberations and reports of these committees
• Maintain up-to-date health records on all students including separate records of immunizations and ensure their confidentiality
• Participate in the development and implementation of the district’s emergency and crisis management plan
• Schedule and supervise health surveys of students and staff
• Receive training in the treatment of asthma and maintain a valid current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certificate
• Receive training and certification in the use of AEDs as required by the director of special services and/or the building principal
• Assume responsibility for his or her continuing professional growth and development by such efforts as attendance at professional meetings, membership in professional organizations, enrollment in advanced courses, and by reading professional journals and other publications
• Adhere to The Code of Ethics of the Idaho Teaching Profession adopted by the Professional Standards Commission and the State Board of Education
• Seek assistance should emergencies arise
• Represent the school district in a positive manner
• Know and follow school district policy and chain of command
• Perform other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

To perform job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to…