Certified School Nurse

Location: Brodheadsville

Substitute School Nurse

An ESS substitute school nurse (RN/CSN) assists in providing the fullest possible educational opportunity for students by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the schools.

Functions

1. Follows all laws, Board Policies, regulations, rules and procedures, and complies with the instructions and/or directives from his/her supervisor(s).

2. Works primarily independently in assigned school settings.

3. Works the additional hours necessary outside of the normal work day for the completion of tasks inherent to the position.

4. Establishes an effective working rapport with all other staff and maintains a positive

relationship with the school district's internal and external publics.

5. Helps develop and maintain a comprehensive school health services program for students in collaboration with school administrators, school physicians, and dentists.

6. Consults with school administrators to establish, review, and revise policies, regulations, and procedures related to a comprehensive school health program.

7. Applies appropriate nursing theory and evidence-based practice as the basis for decision making.

8. Arranges and assists with state-mandated physical examinations, dental examinations, and immunizations.

9. Performs and/or oversees state-mandated health screenings and immunizations and

completes referrals with appropriate follow-up where applicable.

April 2021

10. Ensures that reports required by the school district (PA Dept. of Health; PA Dept. of

Education; and other appropriate agencies) are properly prepared and submitted.

11. Facilitates an organized system of coordinated care for students.

12. Provides direct services to students and, where appropriate, staff.

13. Administers medications and performs procedures according to physician orders and school district policies, regulations, and procedures, ensuring physician orders for individual student medications and/or treatments comply with requirements for administration.

14. Plans for the emergency care of ill and/or injured students and staff.

15. Provides first aid for illness or injury to students and documents nursing assessment,

diagnosis, and treatment.

16. Contacts parents/guardians regarding an injured or ill student or, when necessary, under other circumstances.

17. Manages and controls acute and chronic disease and implements policies and procedures for the control of communicable diseases in collaboration with the PA Department of Health.

18. Promotes a safe and healthy school environment. Serves as a resource person to help

facilitate the learning of positive health and wellness behaviors for students and staff.

19. Uses information from health assessments to identify health problems and makes appropriate referrals with the necessary follow-up.

20. Assists in interpreting the health needs of individual children to parents/guardians and

applicable staff. Assists families in utilizing community resources for improving the health of their children

21. Maintains comprehensive health records on each child and records of school nursing services

22. Acts as a liaison between school, home, and community and works cooperatively with

community health organizations in the coordination of services as appropriate. Identifies

community health resources and/or guides parents/guardians to their use.

23. Promotes good safety practices, both within and outside of school buildings, and may serve as a member of school safety-related committee(s) and/or the wellness committee.

24. Collaborates with agencies within and outside of the school community to help ensure

continuity of service and care of students, including working with private physicians and

dentists to coordinate private medical and dental examinations with the school program.

25. As is appropriate, collaborates with applicable school staff with regard to identified school environmental needs and advises school officials of possible environmental adjustments necessary to meet the needs of physically challenged individuals.

26. Directs and monitors the performance of assigned health services staff, such as but not limited to an assigned HRT, to facilitate the effective delivery of the school health services program.

27. As appropriate, functions as a member of teams such as, but not limited to, CAN

(Counselors, Administrators and Nurses) or CAIN (Counselors, Administrators, IST, and

Nurses): SAFE (Schools Against Fearful Environments); SERT (School Emergency

Response Team); SHARE (Student Help and Referral);
Instructional Support Team (IST);

Student Intervention Response (SIR) Team;
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), Individualized

Education Plan (IEP) team, Individual Transition Plan (ITP) team, Section 504/Chapter 15

team, grade-level team, as a member of his/her department or any other applicable team.

28. Provides health-related instruction and counseling, as is appropriate, to students and staff and provides up-to-date information for use by staff on such subjects as the growth…