About this role
POSITION TITLE: School Nurse
STATUS: 187 Days – 7.12 hours per day
FLSA STATUS: x Exempt Non-Exempt
REPORTS TO: Building Principal/Supervisor of Nurses and Wellness
HUMAN RESOURCES: x Approved Not Approved
Salary starting at $46,261.00 per year with standard benefits. This position works 35 hours per week and 187 days per year Daily Schedule is 8:08 AM - 3:45 PM POSITION SUMMARY: Provide leadership, clinical expertise, and program management for comprehensive school health services. Coordinate, manage, and monitor health services within the school for students, staff, and community. Uphold evidence-based practices and legal/regulatory compliance to facilitate the academic achievement of students by assisting in eliminating or mitigating health barriers to academic success. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Assess and evaluate the total health and developmental status of each student through nursing assessment and evaluative techniques
• Implement and adhere to all district approved standing orders, protocols, and policies in the delivery of school health services
• Ensure compliance with state-mandated health screenings, immunization requirements, and communicable disease control measures
• Establish and maintain confidential health records within the electronic health records (EHR)
• Facilitate awareness of provisions of Missouri Child Abuse Law. Recognize signs and symptoms of abuse/neglect
• Continuously monitor immunization compliance of all students
• Identify and recommend exclusion of students and staff in early state of communicable disease
• Work with school administration to address attendance issues related to health issues
• Initiate, develop, implement, and evaluate individual health plan (IHP) for students to assist school personnel to meet special health care needs and monitor those special care procedures
• Work collaboratively with teachers, staff, administrators, and families to identify and provide for areas of need related to health issues
• Administer medication in accordance with district.
• Provide training for staff to administer medications as needed (i.e., field trips)
• Maintain close communication with parents of students with ongoing health needs or issues
• Act as liaison between school/family/ medical providers as needed
• Provide teacher/staff in-services regarding student health issues
• Provide health counseling on request to students, parents, and staff
• Refer students/families requiring intervention or treatment to outside agencies or resources
• Participate on interdisciplinary school teams which address the identification of student needs
• Assist HPE teachers with Growth and Development/Personal Hygiene to 4th and 5th grade
• Serve as classroom resource consultant and resource teacher on health education topics as requested by the faculty
• Facilitate implementation of school emergency care system
• Attend staff meetings
• Attend Health Services Department meetings
• Oversee and delegate medication administration, and specific healthcare procedures to trained, unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in accordance with the Missouri Nurse Practice Act. Maintain documentation of all delegation training
• Order and maintain health room supplies, within allotted budget
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Ability to lift light to moderate weight (1-25 lbs.) by hand and assist with lifting heavy weights (25-60 lbs.)
• Ability to maintain documentation and files, as well as generate appropriate reports
• Ability to utilize data to identify high risk areas, inform school health goals
• Ability to walk, sit, stoop or crouch with strength to push, grasp, feel, talk, and hear
• Demonstrate proficiency in EHR and Google Suite and the use of technology for data collection and communication
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for effective health education, counseling, parent communication and liaison duties
• Perform in a stressful environment with serious medical issues/situations
• Strong organization skills
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN required
• Must possess a valid Registered Nurse License issued by the State Board of Nursing, State of Missouri
• Prefer experience with skills that have application to school nursing (i.e. pediatrics, community health, psych or emergency department)
• Certification in CPR including AED
EQUIPMENT USED:
• Standard office equipment
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, walk, stand and reach
• Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens and infectious diseases