School Nurse (Registered Nurse)

Position Function/Purpose

The registered professional school nurse has as her primary purpose the strengthening of the educational process through the improvement of the health status and learning of order to meet this purpose the registered nurse:

1. Sets and maintains standards of emergency care to minimize the effects of accidents and illness in the school

2. Provides quality in-depth physical assessment to students and improves the delivery of healthcare

3. Assists in the appropriate placement of students with exceptional needs

4. Organize a plan of action for those students with medication and specialized treatment needs due to chronic disabilities or illness.

5. Ability to work with a diverse population

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Health Clinic Management

1. Provide assessment and nursing care for ill and injured students.
2. Complete vision hearing spinal and dental screening.
3. Initiate appropriate and timely referrals and follow-up relevant to the students needs.
4. Anticipate supply and equipment needs to maintain an adequate healthcare facility.
5. Identify signs and symptoms of communicable diseases and follow appropriate infectious diseasecontrol procedures.
6. Demonstrate and utilize current knowledge of drug and treatment protocols when administeringmedications and treatments.
7. Maintain current student records documenting screening results and pertinent health information.
8. Maintain current immunization records on each pupil and notify parents of needed immunization.
9. Develop individual health care plans when indicated.
10. Inform the Principal and School Health Supervisor of school health concerns
11. Provide information and support to students and families with acute and chronic illnessesand disabilities.
12. Provide appropriate intervention for crisis situations.
13. Provide health care guidance and education to students families and staff as requested.
14. Serve as a resource person to students and staff members.
15. Assist families in accessing community health care resources.
16. Prepares all reports and information as required by local state and federal guidelines.

School/Organization Climate

1. Participate in activities that promote optimal health care and education for students and staff members.
2. Establish and maintain open lines of communication with students parents staff and community members.
3. Comply with state district and school regulations and policies for school district professional staff personnel.
4. Attend and participate in faculty and nursing staff meetings ARDs and parent conferences and accept various committee assignments as indicated.

Personnel Management

1. Provide appropriate orientation and development of clinic assistants and nurse-extenders.
2. Demonstrate positive leadership and management skills in the supervision of clinic assistants and nurse extenders.

Professional Growth and Development

1. Participate in the district staff development program.
2. Demonstrate interest and initiative in professional improvement
3. Observe professional and ethical standards in accordance with generally accepted community standards the Texas Education Agency code of ethics and the Texas Nurse Practice Act.

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Working Conditions:

Emotional Maintain emotional control under stress

Physical Moderate carrying and lifting. Standing sitting walking use of fingers eyes and ears

Environment Inside a normal office environment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive description of all work requirements and responsibilities. Additionally the minimum level of education noted as a requirement could be supplemented by commensurate experience and/or certification(s) as determined by the hiring manager.

Revised

11/01/2023

All MISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information.

Midland Independent School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for

employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race

color religion age sex (including pregnancy) national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status

sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by

federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring

placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and

training.