School Health Extender

Qualifications:

• Current North Carolina Practical Nurse License without restrictions

• Current North Carolina CNA License or Current Medial Assistant License

• Current CPR certification and First-Aid certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross preferred

• National Certification in School Nursing required within three years of employment

• Must hold valid North Carolina driver's license

• Minimum of one year experience in hospital or community health setting

• Experience with the public preferred

• Ability to exhibit a professional, positive attitude and work ethic

• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress

• Excellent organizational and communication skills

• Ability to speak, read and write English

• Critical thinking and sound judgment required

• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism

Supervises:

None

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides school nursing services in assigned school

• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Lead Nurse may assign

• The LPN has a dependent role and provides student/faculty care only at the direction or communication of the School Nurse and the Lead Nurse Supervisor

• Assist with health screenings that include vision, hearing, and communicable diseases

• Assist with student immunization records according to state immunization laws

• Assist with the coordination of school based testing, immunization and vaccination clinics

• Enter health data information into the electronic surveillance system

• Assist the school nurse with COVID-19 responsibilities and educate the school community and parents about the HCS School testing Programs

• Call contacts of newly-diagnosed patients

• Communicate with contacts in a professional and empathetic manner

• Communicate to the School Nurse and the Lead nurse Supervisor immediately regarding all health related emergency situations , medication or procedure errors and unusual occurrences

• Communicate with the assigned School Nurse and Lead Nurse to resolve situations beyond expertise of the licensed practical nurse

• Collect and record information on symptoms into Isolation Tracking Log

• Provide contacts with approved information on state/local quarantine procedures, and if appropriate, refer them to testing according to protocol StrongSchoolsNC Toolkit

• Review the Health assessment record of all students yearly and communicate the need for health plan to the assigned school nurse and the Lead Nurse

• Administer medications according to the North Carolina Board of Nursing medication curriculum

• Maintain health records according to North Carolina State Department of Education recommendations

• Administer invasive procedures according to physician written orders with parent permission within the LPN scope of practice and the supervision of the assigned School Nurse

• Perform student health care and lead nurse supervisor in securing medical records needed for special education placement and/or 504 services

• Provide AED Maintenance and monitoring

• Maintain confidentiality within legal, regulatory, and ethical parameters of health and education within the LPN scope of practice

• Attend required nurse professional development and training

• Exhibit interpersonal skills needed to work as an effective team member

• Collaborate with students, families, school staff, community and other providers in a professional manner

• Must maintain nursing continuing education requirements for LPN license renewal

• Computer skills required

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Ability to exhibit a professional, positive attitude and work ethic

• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress

• Excellent organizational and communication skills

• Ability to speak, read and write English

• Critical thinking and sound judgment required

• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to the School Health Extender job classification within Hoke 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:

• Multitask and prioritize in a busy office setting

• Prepare, read and comprehend a variety of job-related forms, reports, spreadsheets, maps, plans, records, documentation and correspondence in all languages required by the job

• Understand and conform to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style

• Speak to individuals or groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence

• Collaborate with staff and drivers

• Respond adequately to inquiries or complaints

• Writing using standard convention in all languages required by the job

• Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form

• Communicate effectively and efficiently in all languages required by the job using whatever communication device or system is required (telephone, Braille)

• Use/interpret job related terminology, mathematical formulas and functions effectively and efficiently

• Deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions

• Perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situations

• Be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of persons

• Learn multiple computer software applications

• Operate a motor vehicle

• Operate/use a variety of automated office machines and other jobs specific office equipment

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being

performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all

responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any

time.