POSITION DESCRIPTION: School Nurse
F.L.S.A: Non-Exempt
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Student contact days, plus 5 additional days, 7.5 hrs/day
QUALIFICATIONS: Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse, licensed in the state of Missouri, in good standing.
Basic Life Support certified
Effective communication skills
Minimum of one year nursing experience in community health, pediatrics, emergency care or triage or primary care physician’s office preferred.
Ability to stand, sit, push, pull, bend, squat, reach repetitiously for periods of time and lift 50 lbs. repeatedly.
REPORTS TO: Nursing Supervisor, Building Administrator, Assistant Superintendent
of Student Services.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Working under direction of the Nursing Supervisor, the School Nurse uses standardized practices and/or methods while following state law and school board policies and procedures to deliver nursing care to students. The school nurse employs primary prevention by providing health education that promotes physical and mental health and informed healthcare decisions, prevents disease and enhances school performance. Addressing such topics as healthy lifestyles, risk-reducing behaviors and preventative self-care, the school nurse uses teaching methods that are appropriate to the student’s developmental level, learning needs, readiness and ability to learn. Screenings, referrals, and follow up are secondary prevention strategies that school nurses utilize to detect and treat health related issues in their early stages.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Assumes self-responsibility for all direct care activities, appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, evaluate and referral activities as indicated by the Nursing Supervisor within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act and the Excelsior Springs School District policies and procedures.
Provide nursing care and physical screening to students; assess students and implement first aid measures for students as needed.
Gives direct care according to the students individual needs as directed by the students records, IEPs, and/or 504 plans.
May administer prescribed and over the counter medications according to policy and procedure.
Performs selected prescribed treatments and nursing measures for the student under specific guidelines, including but not limited to straight catheterizations, tube feedings, nebulizer treatments, etc.
Notifies the Nursing Supervisor of significant findings or changes in students' physical or mental conditions.
Maintains the confidentiality of students’ records.
Provide health education and anticipatory prevention counseling.
Follow procedures for suspected cases of child abuse and neglect.
Initiate Basic Life Support/ CPR and/or administer emergency medications according to policy and procedure and initiate Emergency Medical Services as needed.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
Implement and record required screening programs; notify parents when further medical evaluation is indicated.
Establish and update health and immunization records.
Coordinate presentations by various agencies and professionals on pertinent health care topics for students and/or school staff.
Maintain school medical equipment and assess the need for consumable supplies.
The Excelsior Springs School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
