School Nurse - Parkview Elementary

School Nurse

Providing the fullest possible educational opportunity for each student by minimizing absence due to illness and injury through prevention, early detection, correction and appropriate referral of health problems

Supervisor:
School Principal

Education Required/Preferred:

Required:

Valid New Mexico School Nurse Licensure by NMPED. Current New Mexico R.N. Licensure. Preferred:
Bachelor's Degree

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a comprehensive school health program which promotes health and prevents illness and injury
• Administer first aid to students and staff
• Evaluate students complaints of illness and make decisions about utilizing the nursing process. Collect information about the health and developmental status of students in a systematic and continuous manner
• Monitor compliance with immunization requirements
• Understand state laws, regulations and rules requiring schools to collect immunization history
• Notify parents when students need to acquire additional vaccinations
• Report immunization data to local and state level as appropriate
• Serve as a resource to families regarding community services available for immunizations
• Make referrals to health agencies when appropriate
• Establish a network of support services including school based health center

Terms of Employment (Length of Contract):
School year as scheduled on the school calendar.

Evaluation Performed By:
School Principal

Primary

Job Location:

Parkview Elementary

Working Conditions and Physical Effort:
Employee's work:

Standing - 60% - Inside - 95%

Walking - 35% - Outside - 5%

Sitting - 5%

Total - 100% - 100%

Requirements While Performing Job:

Physical Activity
- Daily:
Yes/No
- Description

Twist:
Waist
- Yes

Wrist
- Yes

Neck/Shoulder
- Yes

Stoop, bend
- Yes

Squat, kneel or crawl
- Yes

Repetitive motions of hands or wrists
- Yes

Run
- Yes

Climb ladders, stairs, or equipment
- Yes

Ride equipment
- No

Walk on uneven terrain
- Yes

Fine finger dexterity
- Yes

Manual dexterity
- Yes

Reaching above shoulders
- Yes

Reaching at shoulder height
- Yes

Reaching below shoulders
- Yes

Other

Requirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weight

No. of lbs. from the floor
- Push
- Pull
- Lift
- Carry
- Frequency:
Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while

0-25 - X - X - X - X
- Daily

26-50 - X - X - X - X
- Weekly

51-150 - X - X - X - X

Above 150

No. of lbs from chest high

0-25 - X - X
- Weekly

26-50 - X - X
- Once in a while

51-150

Above 150

No. of lbs. over head

0-25 - X - X
- Once in a while

26-50

51-150

Above 150

Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:

Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others

Cold/heat of outside work
- Yes

Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas

Contact with the public
- Yes

Dampness

Electrical

Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners

High work spaces

Machine noise
- No

Radiation

Sun
- Yes

Vibration

Protective equipment required

Vision Demand and Capabilities /Hearing Demands and Capabilities

Normal night vision

Normal depth perception - X

Normal depth vision - X

Normal color vision - X

Red/Green/Amber color vision - X

Uncorrected Vision

Corrected Vision - X

Hearing essentially normal - X

Some high tone loss

Significant high tone loss

Low tone loss

Other requirements:
Corrected hearing - X

This position will be paid according to the Nurse Salary Schedule