School District Nurse
Local School District
Position Summary
Administers a comprehensive health service program designed to help students achieve maximum benefit from the district's educational programs and services.
Responsibilities
- Consults with district administrators regarding student health services. Helps identify safety and health hazards. Investigates and documents injuries. Recommends policy revisions based upon professional guidelines and standards.
- Upholds board policies and follows administrative procedures.
- Promotes a favorable image and encourages community partnerships that enhance district programs.
- Prepares the clinic by setting up equipment and completing supply requisitions.
- Evaluates district procedures for administering medications and trains staff.
- Provides assistance to sick and injured students. Administers first aid.
- Ensures that the immunization status of all students is in compliance with state law.
- Ensures that signed permission forms are on file as needed for the release of health information.
- Makes exclusions or readmission recommendations regarding students with communicable diseases or other health concerns.
- Performs all required state minimum student health screening activities.
- Assists with Kindergarten-screening program.
- Instructs teachers in the early identification of students' health risks.
- Evaluates suspected medical, visual, or hearing problems. Consults parents as needed. Makes medical referrals.
- Reviews completed medical emergency authorization forms. Communicates information to staff when required to protect students' health and/or well-being.
- Participates in curriculum planning and makes health/wellness presentations.
- Maintains accurate records. Supervises the preparation of clinical records to ensure accuracy. Submits reports on time.
- Respects personal privacy and maintains the confidentiality of privileged heath information.
- Reports suspected child abuse and/or neglect to civil authorities as required by law.
- Maintains a working relationship with community health resources.
- Participates in parent conferences and other school activities as directed.
- Performs other job related duties as directed.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Maintain current RN license in the state of Ohio
- School nurse license or certificate preferred
- Meets all mandated health requirements (e.g. a negative tuberculosis test, etc.)
- A record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
- Complies with drug-free workplace rules and board policies.
- Demonstrates extensive knowledge of normal growth and development.
- Demonstrates the ability to access pharmacology information and community health resources appropriate to the needs of the students.
- Training and/or experience in behavioral management techniques.
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written