Public School Of North Carolina Winton , NC 27986
Posted 2 months ago
HERTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: SCHOOL NURSE
Reports to: Student Services Director
Supervises: No one
Term of Employment: 10 months
FLSA: Exempt if Salary FLSA minimum; Non-exempt if salary FLSA minimum
Qualifications:
Possession of a valid TB test and health examination issued by the local County Board of Health or recognized medical authority
Education/formal training/licensure/certification/experience:
BSN with current North Carolina RN license minimum of five years nursing experience
Certification as a School Health Nurse is required within three (3)years of employment
Current NC driver's license
Additional Skills:
Effective communicator with a wide range of age groups, and ethnic, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds
Strong physical assessment skills
Essential Job Functions:
Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, and evaluate the health care of individual students as well as groups of students in schools
Identifies children with special health care needs and develops health care plans and emergency action plans
Monitors kindergarten health assessment and immunization records and facilitates completion
Participates in coordinated school health teams as appropriate
Provides nursing care to school-age children, adolescents, and school staff in the system by:
Organizing/completing periodic health screenings assuring follow-up, providing care, and referring services
Implementing an effective medication administration system
Supervising/assisting with prescribed treatments/procedures
Providing emergency care for illness/injury
Providing care for children with chronic illness
Uses equipment/supplies correctly
Assures the use of appropriate safety and infection control measures
Assures compliance with communicable disease standards
Monitors the school environment for health and safety issues
Teaches/directs/advises/informs others
Development of workshops/training activities for school personnel on health-related topics
Provision of individual explanation(s) to students, parents, and appropriate staff regarding prevention, illness, treatment, etc.
Creates communications and communication processes for the programs
Informing family/school staff of community resources
Supervising school personnel and volunteers assisting with the school health programs
Reports/records data
Documents patient data, plan of care, care rendered and response to care for individual students
Reports significant data regarding student health status to appropriate individuals
Provides program reports promptly
Appropriately reports health and safety issues in the school environment
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor
Physical and Cognitive Requirements:
The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below apply to this job classification within Hertford County Schools. Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
Must be able to:
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