Substitute School Nurse FMLA Leave

Job Title

Substitute School Nurse to fill FMLA Leave (approximately 14 weeks)

• Illinois RN or LPN license required

School experience preferred but not required.

Other health data that could affect students’ school performance.

• Keeping individual cumulative health records for each student
• Physical Examination reports
• Immunization records as required by Illinois School Code
• Reports of all accidents and injuries and medical reports
• Maintains a user-friendly and organized health services facility
• Maintains confidential communication with appropriate staff, students and families
• Maintains compliance as required by the Illinois School Code for physical examination and immunization records
• Follows up on referrals for specific health problems
• Communicates with parents regarding student’s health status
• Assesses individual student’s health and safety needs and develops plans to meet those needs at school
• Utilizes specialized vision and hearing screening equipment to screen medically fragile and/or non-verbal students who cannot be screened by conventional methods
• Follows up on vision and hearing referrals of students and helps parents access appropriate resources to complete vision/hearing referrals
• Monitors monthly attendance and meets with the building administrator to follow up on students who have been absent or tardy>10% of the school year
• Provides staff with up-to-date information about students’ health care needs on an as‑need‑to‑know basis
• Follows up on health/medical needs of students discussed at Team meetings
• Maintains communication with administrators, teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action, which will meet the health and safety needs of students
• Initiates contact with and acts as a liaison between the home, school, community health agencies, and the private medical sector to enhance the health and wellness of the school community
• Maintains confidentiality regarding all school and health‑related issues