School Nurse- Fayetteville campuses

Title: School Nurse

Position Purpose:

• To provide assessment screening planning intervention evaluation counseling management and/or referrals concerning the health and medical care needs of students for the purpose of minimizing absences due to illness maximizing educational opportunities and creating a healthy school climate.

Essential Functions:

• Works collaboratively with health care providers students parents school district staff and community agencies to ensure access and continuity of care for students.
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive school health program.
• Collects information about the health development status of students for compliance with state immunization regulations and Board of Education policies.
• Conducts school programs of immunization physical examinations and sight and hearing testing.
• Performs nursing assessment for students who are ill or injured; applies appropriate theory as basis for providing first aid nursing care intervention and referrals for those students.
• Evaluates nursing care provided and changes plan of care as necessary.
• Implements Board policy with respect to the exclusion and readmission of students in connection with certain infectious and contagious diseases (e.g. Tuberculosis).
• Maintains accurate records and documentation in accordance with state and federal law and Board of Education policies.
• Develops individual health care plan (ICHP) when needed with specific goals nursing diagnosis and interventions delineating school-nursing actions unique to students needs and for incorporation into the students individualized educational plan (IEP).
• Intervenes as guided by the nursing care plan to implement nursing actions that promote maintain or restore health prevent illness and effect rehabilitation.
• Serves as a member of school teams as designated health care professional (e.g. Crisis Teams PPT Section 504).
• Provides guidance counseling and health education to students parents and employees as necessary.
• Reports to parents school district personnel physicians clinics and others as needed to meet student health needs.
• Provides instruction and training regarding the Heimlich Maneuver Blood Borne Pathogen training the school districts Emergency plan and with regard to providing care for students including students with disabilities.
• Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory; practice and participation in research including narrative and statistical reports.
• Provides medical assessment to school district employees as requested.
• Provides health education to students as requested.
• Notifies the appropriate person or agency of students injury/illness in accordance with Board policy as necessary.
• Confers with parents students and school district staff and professionals to interpret health and developmental assessments.

Additional Duties:

• Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisors or other administrators.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment:

• Uses medical equipment to provide health care to students/staff including but not limited to blood glucose monitor stethoscopes thermometers sphygmomanometers.
• Uses personal computers.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of medical terminology anatomy symptoms diagnoses treatments first aid illnesses and injuries nutrition and related areas.
• Ability to diagnose and provide care for ill or injured students.
• Ability to convey appropriate medical information to school district staff or medical professionals to ensure a proper maintenance in the school setting.
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide and perform arithmetic operations as needed for position.
• Ability to understand apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g. Word Excel PowerPoint the Internet Outlook electronic mail).
• Ability to problem solve job-related issues.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals and students with special needs.
• Ability to follow oral and written orders from supervisors administrators physicians and to coordinate work with principal teachers and others.
• Ability to describe orally and in writing school health services provided issues and concerns regarding school health.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students staff and others contacted in the course of work.

Safety Requirements:

• Adheres to all applicable professional safety standards and practices in the nursing field including requirements set forth in federal and state law and Occupational Safety and Health regulations.
• Implements Board Policy regarding Blood Borne Pathogens and other Board policies regarding the medical or health care of employees and students.

Physical and Mental Demands Work Hazards:

• Work in standard school building environment.
• Exposure to body secretions blood borne pathogens medicine and medicinal supplies illnesses and diseases.

Note: Also see the Summary of Physical Sensory and Environmental Requirements Needed to Perform Essential Functions for this position.

Qualifications Profile:

• Any combination of education licenses certifications and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:
• Bachelors degree in Biology Chemistry or related science area with coursework in growth and development health assessment public or school health crisis intervention and health education.
• Must meet qualifications of a school nurse as defined in state regulations.
• Successful experiences working with pediatric population preferably in a community or school setting desirable.

License or Certificate:

• Registered professional nurse designated as R.N. as defined and determined by state law and currently licensed in the state.
• Current certification in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).