SCHOOL NURSE-TEACHERJOB DESCRIPTIONThe School Nurse-Teacher is a registered nurse who has a college degree as well as additional training in education and dealing with school specific health care issues. The School Nurse-Teachers primary role is to protect and promote the health of the elementary schools the Nurse-Teacher may be an itinerant serving more than one building each day. At the middle and high school levels the Nurse-Teacher is in residence for the full school day. QualificationsEligibility for certification in the State of Rhode Island as a School a Rhode Island State license for a registered nurse certificate from an accredited school of SupervisorThe School Nurse-Teacher under the supervision of the Assistant Superintendent works directly with the school principal and staff Areas of ResponsibilityConduct school health services:Health screening programs (vision scoliosis hearing dental blood pressure height weight communicable disease). Assist school physician dentist and optometrist with their health screening and meet the needs of children with special health problems when present in school building; be responsible for the first aid care of student during an emergency or in the Child Outreach and monitor sports and medical health with counseling students upon request. Assist in curriculum health education programs appropriate to each grade health education to teachers and teachers in assessing health needs of as a member of the referral team (MDT Cap/Cast).Home visits when distribution and as a liaison between school home and community health physical and immunization records of students to assure compliance and maintain a health record for each student. Attend meetings and conferences concerning health all other nurse-teacher tasks as an advisor to school administrators on all health related matters pertaining to school faculty personnel and faculty meetings orientations in-service meetings and other meetings to provide a description and interpretation of the school health school physician approval participate and cooperate with the Rhode Island State Health Department in immunization parents of children who have health deficits and need with parents when needed to secure further medical informationNotify teachers of a students physical handicap and recommendations when Year181 daysSalaryAs per terms of the contractual agreement between the Johnston School Committee and the Johnston Federation of Nurse-Teacher reports directly to the school principal or his/her designee.
School Nurse-Teacher
