Head Nurse WPS

Title: School Division Head Nurse

Reports to: Assistant Superintendent

Terms of Employment: 12-month/250-day contract

Purpose: The School Division Head Nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services for Waynesboro Public Schools and within the context of the school setting. To provide leadership and consultation to the school division administrative personnel, school clinic personnel, and school staff in matters pertaining to school health. To enhance the educational process by the modification or removal of health related barriers to learning and by promotion of an optimal level of wellness.

Provides direct services to support school clinics and administrators. The School Division Head Nurse works under the supervision of the Department of Student Services and reports to the Assistant Superintendent.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) required;
  Master's degree in Nursing or related field preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Prior experience working as a school nurse or in a similar healthcare leadership role preferred.
• Strong knowledge of pediatric and adolescent health issues, as well as health education principles and practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community partners.
• Proficiency in computer applications and electronic health record systems.

Job requirements:

• Ability to work cooperatively with students, parents, school personnel, and community agencies
• Valid Virginia Driver’ License
• Two years experience with references; experience with child and adolescent health, school health, community health or nurse serv ice management
• Current license to practice as a registered professional nurse (RN) in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Graduate of an accredited program of nursing

Essential functions:

seeing, hearing, clear speech, touching, smelling, lifting (minimum 20 lbs), walking, climbing stairs, bending, ability to respond quickly to emergencies on all building levels, driving

stamina, high pressure, independent functioning, flexibility

works with others, verbal and face-to-face contact, primarily inside, primarily English speaking

reading and writing of complex materials, perception, judgment, decision-making

computer, telephone, medical equipment

Performance Functions and General

Job Description:

• Developing protocols and standard procedures
• Supervising building nurses
• Completing required state and local reports
• Coordinating division level health services with private and public health providers
• Providing overall leadership
• Regularly reports to the Executive Director of Student Services
• Keep job requirements an essential function
• Administers and manages medications within the schools
• Performs medical procedures for medically involved/ fragile students
• Screens and evaluates finding of deficit in vision, hearing, fine & gross motor, and scoliosis
• Develops procedures and provides for crisis intervention for acute illness, injury and emotional disturbances
• Conducts headlice screens and manages detected cases
• Maintains clean and orderly school clinics
• Refers to principal, parent, MD, or community resources, when necessary
• Travels between schools to provide direct care/consultation
• Participates in Eligibility and child study meetings
• Develops Health Care Plans, IEP’, 504 plans, AEP plans
• Delegates and supervises Licensed and Unlicensed Personnel
• Assess client needs, plans for care, implements plan, and evaluates process for health care planned

• Maintains, evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students
• Inspects student records for compliance with laws regarding school physicals and immunizations
• Maintains and communicates emergency information for each student
• Generates required reports
• Maintains confidentiality with student/employee health information
• Interprets medical findings to the student, family, and school…