School Nurse Lindbergh High School
- Building Nurse full time 10 months
- Position to begin August 2025
- Base Salary of $40500 subject to education & experience
- Full benefits included
- RN certification required
Summary: Maximizes the educational potential of every student by promoting maintaining and advocating for the health and safety of all students and staff. School nurses deliver health care services counsel and educate students and staff in matters of health and wellbeing identify and work to prevent health problems and collaborate with staff and administrators regarding health situations that impact learning.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Other Health Services duties may be assigned.
- Advises teachers counselors and administrators of individual students with health concerns and/or needs including preferential seating and modification of the educational program to meet the students needs.
- Encourages staff inquiries observations and referral of students regarding real or suspected health concerns. Followsup on all such referrals.
- Assesses health needs of students (and staff when necessary) provides treatment and/or first aid in accordance with district policy and the state Nursing Practice Act and makes timely and appropriate referrals.
- Carries out state mandated responsibilities to report suspected cases of child abuse drug abuse or other instances when intervention may be indicated.
- Maintains uptodate cumulative health records for each student.
- Assists parents in securing required immunizations and physical examinations.
- Serves as liaison between students parents other health care professionals and teachers/administrators in regard to the students health needs.
- Instructs and supervises health room assistants in responsibilities of that position and with regard for accepted delegation procedures according to district policy position statements from professional nursing organizations and the Nursing Practice Act.
- Completes healthrelated components of the Individual Education Program (IEP) when requested and attends and participates in the IEP evaluation process when health concerns impact learning upon invitation.
- Provides mandated and staterecommended screenings as required (vision hearing). Screening may also be requested by staff if problems are suspected.
- Prepares and submits reports for the state or county Department of Health the Superintendent Asst Superintendents Principals and/or Lead Nurse as requested.
- Maintains a Daily Log of students seen for healthrelated concerns.
- Maintains confidentiality for students and staff at all times.
- Cooperates with the attendance secretary in matters of student attendance
- and/or absence.
- Administers prescribed medications according to district policy and the Nursing Practice Act. Supervises and instructs health room assistants and staff who may be responsible for administration of such meds.
- Implements district policy and Department of Health guidelines regarding exclusion and readmission of students and staff with contagious and communicable diseases.
- Conducts informal health education for students and staff when appropriate.
- Conducts formal health education as requested by teachers or administrators or as directed by the science/health curricula.
- Serves as a resource for district personnel students and parents in matters pertaining to health.
- Participates in inservice training programs and stays current in skills and health care changes by attending professional meetings workshops and conferences. This may also include participation in continuing education or college credit courses.
- Maintains adequate health room supplies needed to administer the health program.
- Participates in the development implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive school health program.
- Attends faculty meetings as needed.
- Provides instruction education and support for students to help them take responsibility for any healthrelated conditions; enabling them to provide as much selfcare as is feasible and ageappropriate.
- Serves in buildings other than the one assigned if necessary.
- Assists in monitoring safety and health issues in the environment.
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