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Job description
School Nurse
Title: School Nurse
Location: Designated Building
Reports to: Principal and Associate Superintendent
Definition: The School Nurse is responsible for protecting and promoting the health of its students and personnel through the development and implementation of the school health services.
Qualifications: Type 73 Certification as defined by the State of Illinois preferred Professional Registered Nurse for the State of Illinois – Required Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Certification Audiometric Certification Vision Screening Certification
Policy Responsibility: It is the responsibility of the School Nurse to attain and maintain the optimum health status of the school community through planning, implementation and evaluation of the school health services including federal, state and district policies.
Key Functions:
1. Health Care
The School Nurse manages the health care of students and personnel.
Responsibilities:
Provide direct first aid and emergency care
Perform health assessments
Communicate with students, parents, health care providers and staff regarding preventive health care, health problems and injuries
Advocate for health rights of students
Provide health education, counseling and guidance on an individual basis or within a group setting
Assess and keep cumulative health records for each student following the guidelines of federal and state mandates
Supervise and direct administration of medication
Supervise and evaluate the professional assistant
2. Health School Environment
The School Nurse assesses, promotes and maintains a risk free school environment.
Responsibilities:
Plan, implement and follow school screening programs
Determine the epidemiological impact of communicable diseases
Observe and report possible unsafe conditions to the appropriate personnel
Participate actively as a resource person/consultant to administration staff, students and parents
Understand and interpret future health care trends and their impact on the school community
Initiate preventive plans as needed
3. Special Education
The School Nurse performs those duties as delineated in federal and state mandates.
Responsibilities:
Annually screen students for vision and hearing
Participate in intake conference and MDC
Obtain information for the purpose of completing health histories and mandated re-evaluations
Develop the health related IEP when appropriate
4. Professional Responsibilities
The School Nurse remains current regarding ideas and methods related to professional standards and regulations.
Responsibilities:
Maintain nursing registration, School Nurse, and vision and audiometric certification
Attend workshops, meeting and conventions related to school health, so as to share the new information with the school community
Participate actively in professional organizations
Physical Activity: Work will require very infrequent lifting, pulling or pushing during the normal performance of tasks and responsibilities. Work may require frequent walking and standing.
Work Environment: Work is performed in an environment where unusual temperature, noise, and hazards are relatively nonexistent.
Terms of Employment: Compensated per the Union of Support Contract Agreement
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Union of Support contract agreement.
Worksite address
south holland, IL, 60473, US
Who can apply
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