Licensed School Nurse (2024-25 School Year)

Position Type:

Health Services/Licensed School Nurse

Date Posted:

4/5/2024

Location:

District Wide

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Position: LicensedSchool Nurse (serves multiple school sites)

Work Schedule: Full-time, 186 duty days

Start Date: August 26, 2024

Pay: Steps and lanes are in accordance with the teacher labor agreement

Benefits: Medical, dental, life insurance and other benefits as outlined in teacher summary of benefits

Required Qualifications:

• Must have valid MN teaching license as a Licensed School Nurse

• RN Licensure in accordance with the MN Board of Nursing

• Currently registered as a Public Health Nurse with the MN Board of Nursing

• School nursing or public health nursing experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations

• Current training in CPR and First Aid

• Commitment to confidentiality regarding students and staff

• Skilled in developing and maintaining good working relationships with school personnel and the community

• Ability and skills to relate to students and be sensitive to their needs, to provide a positive behavioral atmosphere for students, to work cooperatively with individuals and teams

• Ability to use technology as part of curriculum and excellent communication skills with students, staff and parents

Responsibilities:

• Provides orientation, on-going support, supervision and evaluation of Licensed Health Specialists and other school personnel delivering health services

• Delegates to Licensed Healthl Specialists the performance of skilled nursing procedures, according to the MN Nurse Practice

• Participates in research and evaluation of school health services

• Administer medications in accordance with physicians' orders and parent authorization, using district procedures and School Board Policy

• Communicate medication administration policies and procedures to parents

• Maintenance of health service records within the designated systems

• Evaluates and follows up screening findings-vision, hearing, growth, and Early Childhood Screening (ECS)

• Observes students for developmental and health related status; provides support, outreach, and referral to students

• Maintains, evaluates and interprets health data to access and accommodate individual needs in accordance with district policy and procedure and the MN Data Practices Act, HIPAA, FERPA

• Promotes and assists in communicable disease control through immunization programs, early detection, monitoring and reporting

• Provides on-going health counseling and health education to students and families

• Recommends and assists with implementation of school programs to meet students' health needs, 504 plans, Individual Health Plans (IHP's) and Emergency Care Plans (ECP's)

• Participates with the crisis intervention team for acute illness, injury and emotional crisis

• Participates in the multi-disciplinary special education team. Completes health assessment, develops health component of the IEP(individual Education Plan)

• Additional related duties as assigned