POSITION DESCRIPTION
Wise County Public Schools
Title: School Health Services Floating Nurse
Qualifications:
- Hold a current LPN/RN license in the State of Virginia
- Current certification in CPR
- Have at least one year of clinical experience in a hospital setting preference in Pediatrics
- Possess the ability to work well with students parents administration staff Medical providers and community
- A working knowledge of Special Education Services (procedures and law) and immunization requirements preferred
Performance Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the supervision of School Health Clinic when substituting for school nurses
- Responsible for administration of school health guidelines; liaison with health care providers family community and schools
- Responsible for interpreting information from health care providers
- Responsible for participating in workshops/trainings/inservices for nurses/faculty
- Responsible for participating in schoolwide screening programs
- Responsible in providing direct nursing care to students and staff
- Responsible for maintaining a current skills and knowledge base
- Responsible for compiling and submitting reports on a weekly monthly or quarterly basis
- Responsible for developing Nursing Plans of Care for students requiring skilled nursing services in the school setting
- Responsible for maintaining records for Medicaid billing
- Communicate health and safety information on a daily basis to staff and provide updated information and related trainings
- Phone calls and electronic communication to outside agencies regarding students needs.
- Wellchild visit/Physical preworkup
- Covidquarantine letter followup with parents/guardians
- Follow up with parents/guardians when a student fails vision and/or hearing screenings at school
In the event schools close for distance learning other duties may be assigned by the principal
Terms of Employment:
Salary to be determined by the School Board
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy regarding nursing personnel