JOB TITLE: PartTime School Nurse 0.2 FTE)REPORTS TO: District Nurse Supervisor and Building AdministratorJOB SUMMARY:Maintain standard clinic activities. Provide care for illnesses and/or accidents during the school day.Promote the health wellbeing and academic achievement of all students by performing assessment of health disorders and providing treatment and/or appropriate medical intervention. QUALIFICATIONS:1. Holds valid Vermont License as a Registered Nurse 2. Successful Background Clearance3. Current Basic Life Support CertificationESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assess the health of students using the nursing process; appraise health needs as they relate to the educational environment and in accordance with district policy and state mandates.Maintain accurate contemporaneous and confidential documentation for care providedServe as liaison between the education and health communities by providing health guidance to students school personnel and parentsPerform health care as required by student need and according to provider orders including medication administration according to the Rights of Medication Administration.Communicate with families about their students health needs as neededAssist with yearly hearing and vision screenings Attend field trips to carry out a students special health needsOther duties as assigned KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED 1. Ability to implement health care specific to student needs 2. Ability to organize and set priorities 3. Ability to exercise independent judgment remain flexible and work effectively under pressure 4. Ability to respond to urgent and emergent medical situations provide first aid.5. Ability to interact with children in a warm caring and confident manner PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to stand walk and sit frequently or for prolonged periods of time. Ability to lift carry push pull stoop crouch reach talk and hear conversations
Part-Time School Nurse 02 FTE
