Nurse, Healthcare Nursing

Job Description:

SCHOOL YEAR

SCHOOL NURSE

DISTRICTWIDE

Position

Purpose:

* 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.

Knowledge:

* Knowledge of and ability to apply clinical therapeutic models of patient care with emphasis on interdisciplinary team approach;

* Knowledge of and ability to apply professional nursing theory, practice and ethics;

* Knowledge of and ability to apply quality standards, procedures and protocols;

* Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic difference;

* Knowledge of basic first aid and CPR;

* Knowledge of basic neurology;

* Knowledge of child development and human development;

* Knowledge of common childhood infectious diseases and chronic and acute health conditions;

* Knowledge of community resources that support children and families;

* Knowledge of current medications, their actions, interactions, uses and side effects;

* Knowledge of medical, therapeutic and psychiatric nursing interventions and methods;

* Knowledge of nursing related technology, such as insulin pumps, nebulizers, gastronomy tubes;

* Knowledge of pediatric nursing;

* Knowledge of special needs children, special education, and students with disabilities.

Essential 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.

Additional Duties:

* Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisors or other administrators.

Note:

The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.