SCHOOL YEAR
(Posted: 11/25/2024
POSITION: School Nurse District Wide
QUALIFICATIONS: Licensed Registered Nurse or LPN CNA CPR/AED certification required. Over 2 years of experience. Capacity to support other buildings as necessary.
Application Submission Procedure External Candidates
- To ensure full consideration please complete our online application.
- Applications are accepted only through this processmailed or emailed application materials will not be considered.
- Upload letter of interest resume and transcripts. All documents are requiredpartial or incomplete application materials will not be considered or reviewed; please make sure that all documents are uploaded appropriately.
Application Submission Procedure Internal Candidates
- To ensure full consideration please complete internal application.
- Under Apply for Jobs Internal click online application. New applicants will then create an internal profile by first clicking Yes I am an employee.
- Once logged in click on Job Listings and apply for position.
SALARY:Nurse LPN or Paraprofessional Salary Schedule
DEADLINE:Until Filled.
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB DESCRIPTION:The school nurse is responsible for carrying out the districts health program as defined by district policies and the Missouri Department of Health regulations.
REPORTS TO: Principal
EXAMPLE (S) of WORK PERFORMED:
- Applies appropriate nursing theory as the basis for decision making in the school setting.
- Establishes and maintains a comprehensive school health program.
- Collects information about the health and developmental status of the student in a systematic and continuous manner.
- Uses data collected about the health and developmental status of the student to determine a nursing diagnosis.
- Develops nursing care plans with specific goals and interventions delineating school nursing actions unique to students needs.
- Intervenes as guided by the nursing care plan to implement nursing actions that promote maintain or restore health prevent illness and effect rehabilitation.
- Assesses student responses to nursing actions in order to revise the database nursing diagnosis and nursing care plan and to determine progress made toward goal achievement.
- Collaborates with other professionals in planning to assure quality of health care provided to students.
- Assists student families and school personnel to achieve optimal levels of wellness through health education.
- Assumes responsibility for continuing education and professional development and contributes to the professional growth of others.
- Participates with others in assessing planning implementing and evaluating school health and community services that include primary secondary and tertiary prevention.
- Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory and practice and participation in research.
- Capacity to support other buildings as necessary.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
* When a specific assignment has additional or different ESSENTIAL FUNCTION requirements the differences will be discussed at the time of assignment.*
When a specific assignment has additional or different ESSENTIAL FUNCTION requirements the differences will be discussed at the time of assignment.
- Professional staff assignment that requires daily attendance to meet students needs.
- Requires independent travel to work sites within a building.
- Meets with students and parents outside the instructional day.
- Operates standard medical examination equipment to evaluate students health.
- Prepares and maintains written reports.
- Discusses individual student health programs with teachers principals and parents.
- Provides instruction to other teachers.
- Provides instruction to students.
- Observe students to evaluate health problems.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS and ABILITIES:
PhysicalDemands(Strength)
Exerts 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or
Exerts 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or
Exerts 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.
Vocational Preparation: (Experience)
Over 2 years of experience.
Education Preparation: (Formal and Informal)
Licensed Registered Nurse LPN CNA
CPR/AED certification is required
WORK ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION:
Responsibilities are assigned upon employment. Work duties may be assigned verbally and in writing and involve ongoing contact with supervisor. Employee in the position is evaluated annually. (Minimum)