Licensed School Nurse chez Independent School District 196

Job Summary:

1. Support and promote a safe and healthy school environment
2. Assess, educate, refer and provide nursing care
3. Maintain positive collaborative relationships in the school community
4. Develop, implement and monitor Individual Health Plans (IHPs) and 504 Plans
5. Complete Health Assessment and Screening for Special Education Assessments
6. Collaborate with school, family and community agencies to support students with health conditions providing access to their education
7. Complete daily record keeping and medication administration via computer program
8. Support student education in self-management of health tasks
9. Delegate and train staff to support students in health tasks
10. Assist with the third party billing for qualified students
11. Provides health services to strengthen and facilitate the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning for students
12. Promote an optimal level of wellness of students and staff by providing preventive health services facilitating a healthy community
13. Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases

Abilities:

1. Collaborate with school personnel, students, family members and community agencies for student health support in school
2. Exercise professional judgment in making decisions
3. Demonstrate a genuine interest in student health and educational needs
4. Organizational and time management skills
5. Ability to work independently and a self-starter
6. Use a computer and various software applications

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing, current Minnesota RN licensure, public health certificate
2. Licensed School Nurse (LSN) form Minnesota Department of Education/PELSB or ability to meet MDE requirements
3. Experience coordinating care for students with chronic health conditions
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
5. Three years of nursing experience preferred
6. Able to work independently in a fast-paced office
7. Understanding and knowledge of the following competencies:
   • Pediatric/adolescent nursing-child development
   • Public health/community health and mental health nursing
   • Crisis intervention and emergency management, including CPR certification
   • Infectious disease
   • Special Education services
   • Ability to perform skilled nursing care such as catheterization, suctioning, gastrostomy tube feedings, insulin administration and nebulizer treatments, etc.
8. Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred