Public School Of North Carolina North Wilkesboro , NC 28659
Posted 3 weeks ago
Wilkes County Schools
School Nurse Job Description
Job Title and Classification
The school nurse is employed by the LEA, Wilkes County Schools
The school health program is within the Student Support Services Program
The school nurse serves all schools in the Wilkes County School System
Primary Purpose
The professional school nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating school health services within the context of the Coordinated School Health Program Model
The school nurse serves in the roles of program manage/coordinator, case manager/direct care provider, collaborator/advocate, educator and counselor for the school district.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
The complex role of the school nurse demands, but is not limited to, and understanding and knowledge of:
Community, including the community as a system and aggregates as clients
Pediatric/Adolescent Nursing
Public Health/Community Health Nursing
Health counseling, mental health crisis interventions
Communicable Disease
Applicable laws, regulations and standards pertaining to school nursing practice (NC Nurse Practice Act, Standards of School Nursing Practice and the Eight components of a Coordinated School Health Program)
School Health Law
Special education legislation and services
Case finding, case management and health advocacy
Program Management including personnel supervision
Family theory, assessment and intervention
Leadership, Networking and collaboration
Ethnic and cultural sensitivity and competence
Contemporary health and psychosocial issues that influence children, families and the community
Health care delivery systems and the concepts of the primary health care
Building student, staff and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy and learning
School as a non-traditional health care setting
Development, management and evaluation of school health programs
Environmental health within the school community
Skills related to this important role include the ability to:
Plan, coordinate and supervise the work of others
Deal tactfully with others and exercise good judgment in appraising situations
Make independent and timely nursing decisions and to triage
Secure the cooperation and respect of students, faculty, and staff
Elicit needed information and maintain effective working relationships
Collect data to direct evidence based practice
Record accurately services rendered and interpret and explain records, reports, activities, health care plans, accommodations and medical interventions
Identify health related barriers to learning (i.e. at risk behaviors, financial, cultural, economical, etc.)
Duties, Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
The professional school nurse within WCS is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services that:
Maximize the quantity of in-class time by reducing the incidence of health related absenteeism
Eliminate or minimize health problems which impair learning
Promote the highest degree of independent function possible
Promote student, staff and community awareness of and participation in health behaviors
The school nurse will provide:
Standards of Care
Assessment: Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the client's health or situation
Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data to determine the nursing diagnosis or issues
Outcomes Identification: Identifies goals
Planning: Develops a plan, as needed, to obtain goals
Implementation: Implements plans through coordination of care, health teaching and health promotion and consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of others and effect change
Evaluation: Evaluates progress towards attainment of outcomes
Standards of Professional Performance
Quality of Practice: Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
Education: Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current school nursing practice
Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluates one's own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations
Collegiality: Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and school personnel as colleagues
Collaboration: Collaborates with the client, the family, school staff and others in the conduct of school nursing practice
Ethics: Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice
Research: Integrates research findings into practice
Resource Utilization: Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, costs and impact on practice on the planning and delivery of school nursing services
Leadership: Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession
Management: Assists in the management of school health services
Performance and Work Load Standards
Attend the New School Nurse Orientation and follow up sessions as indicated
Collect data for the NC DHHS School Health Nursing Survey and Program Summary (End of Year Report)
Job Qualifications
Required:
Registered Nurse, currently licensed in North Carolina
Baccalaureate degree in nursing and working toward national school nurse certification with the stipulation that certification be completed within 3 years of hire date
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