School Nurse at Clearwater Creek Elementary School 26-27
Job Location:
Olathe, CO - USA
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Job Summary
POSITIONTITLE:School Nurse
STATUS:CertifiedExempt Contract
HOURS OF WORK/CALENDAR:8 hours a day / 187-day calendar
Company Overview:
The Olathe School District is the largest school district in the Kansas City metropolitan area and is located southwest of Kansas City in Johnson County Kansas. Home to more than 30000 students and 4500 staff members the districts vision is Preparing Students for Their Future. Olathe Public Schools is committed to building a diverse and passionate team of educators and support staff as well as fostering an inclusive community. The district has been named as a top five employer in the state of Kansas by Forbes ranking at #4 on the list of the top 30 Kansas more information about the Olathe Public Schools visit the districts website at .
POSITION SUMMARY:
The position isresponsible toprovide direct nursing services to students and staff members to maximize health wellness and safety in the schoolcommunity and to strengthen and facilitate the educational process by modifying or removing health related barriers to learning while working with the building duties are implemented according to the health policies established by the Olathe Board of Education and the State of Board positionreports and is administratively accountable to the building administrator and to the Director of Health Services in matters of provision of health services in the building and/or district.
PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop practices that facilitate wellness and allow students to enroll and remain inschool.
- Initiate and maintain individual student health records adhering to documentationstandards.
- Identify and monitor communicable disease outbreaks and enforces state immunization mandates as defined by local schoolpolicy.
- Oversee health screenings identifies those requiring referral and assist as needed with access to healthservices.
- Assist in the identification of health services and resources available to students and families within thecommunity.
- Communicate tostudentsoptimal health practices that promote healthy attitudes behaviors and developmentally appropriate independence incare.
- Manage health room visits by assisting with decision-making intervening with actual and potential healthproblems.
- Provide individual teaching on health care consumerism including healthylifestyles risk- reducing behaviors developmental needs activities of daily living and preventiveself-care.
- Manage and supports chronic health conditions and collaboratively develops Individualized Health Plan (IHPs) to optimize students readiness tolearn.
- Identify health related modifications needed at school that also promote inclusion in the classroom.
- Administer and monitor physician ordered medications and/ortreatments.
- Integrate health services into IEP and Section 504 plans as appropriate including Individual Health Plans(IHPs).
- Provide and/or appropriately delegate health careprocedures.
- Assist with emergency and disaster preparedness and monitoring of the school physical environment.
- Develop and implement appropriate strategies behavior supports and consequences directly related to healthneeds.
- Reflect on professional practices in relation to professional practice standards andguidelines relevant statutes rules and regulations and local policies and standards to identify strengths opportunities for improvement and professional growthpriorities.
- Participate in and applies knowledge gained from ongoing professional growthopportunities.
- Establish and maintain professional communication with all stakeholders which is ongoing timely and respectful with consideration given to professionalconfidentiality.
- Support district curriculum instructional objectives instructional strategies and instructional materials andassessments.
- Create a caring trusting personal climate conducive tolearning.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Kansas State Board ofNursing
- Minimum of one year clinicalexperience as an RN
- Basic Life SupportCertification
- Computer literacy and competency in use of existing technology
Benefits:
Olathe Public Schools offers an excellent benefits package! Please click on the link to be directed to our benefits page for more information. EMPLOYMENT STATEMENTS
The Olathe Public Schools prohibit discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity national origin sex disability age religion sexual orientation or gender identity in its programs activities or employment as required by applicable federal and state laws.
Disclaimer:
Due to the high volume of applicants we receive we are not able to provide status updates over the phone. If you are invited for an interview you will be contacted directly by the manager for that position.
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