School Nurse

Reports to

Director of Student Services

Job Code Number

Contract Length

184 Days

Exempt/Non-exempt

exempt

Department

Student Services

Last Updated

Reynoldsburg City Schools is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Primary Job Function:

The Reynoldsburg City Schools' nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services. The school nurse facilitates positive student responses to normal development; promotes health and safety, including a healthy environment; intervenes with actual and potential health problems; provides case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity. In order to provide quality care and manage legal risks, school nurses should know the various national and state laws and standards that apply to their practice. School nurses also must know their role and function within the Reynoldsburg City School District and follow the school district's policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Primary functions may include the following duties, responsibilities, skills, abilities, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions within this classification.

• Comply with all federal, state, county, district, and school policies

• Alert school administrators to health trends and problems

• Manage first aid procedures for all students

• Administer medications, including emergency medications

• Implement nursing procedures for students with medical and orthopedic impairments

• Conduct vision and hearing screenings in accordance with Ohio Department of Health guidelines

• Implement and enforce communicable and nuisance disease policies

• Review immunizations and health records as needed

• Maintain recordkeeping and documentation for student health records

• Provide crisis intervention for students/ staff in the event of sudden illness or injury

• Promotes a healthy school environment through program development, communication, information management and reporting

• Serves as a liaison among the school and parents, doctors, case managers, and other stakeholders in child health

Minimum Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse

• Experience working with children

• OH RN license

• Certification in CPR

• Valid Pupil Services License through ODE

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

• Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers. The employee is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. They may be occasionally required to bend at the waist, kneel or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the incumbent is seated or walking at will and must be able to push, pull, lift and carry over 25 pounds on occasion.

• Working Conditions

• Generally acceptable working environment with limited exposure to unpleasant conditions. Exposure to such conditions may make working environment unpleasant or cause discomfort occasionally but has minor impact on personal safety and/or mental well-being.

• Driving Requirement

• This job description does require driving; however, any employee who chooses or is asked to drive an RCS vehicle for work related community business must receive written annual authorization to do so.

The physical demands described here are a representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.