JOB DESCRIPTION - CERTIFIED SCHOOL NURSE (CSN)

Registered Nurse with Type 73 State Certification as School Nurse

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse License

• Illinois Type 73 certification
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
• Current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Program completion
• Computer literacy in Windows-based applications and other existing technology

REPORTS TO:

• Director of Specialized Services  

SUPERVISES:

• Non Certified Registered Nurse (Health Service Nurses)  

JOB GOAL :

To coordinate a school health program including the delivery of services to students and act as a health resource to staff members in order to enhance health and wellness in the school community.  Duties are performed in accordance with standards of the Illinois Nurse Practice Act, Illinois State Board of Education School Nurse Standards of Care and Chicago Public Schools District 299 policies and procedures.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordination of Nursing Care

• Provides direct professional nursing services, first aid, illness, and emergency care to students including nursing assessment, identifying health problems, making referrals for diagnosis and treatment, recommending educational modifications and accommodations, providing follow-up and evaluation.
• Maintains appropriate documentation with progress note uploads at least every 7 days using existing CPS technology.
• In accordance with Illinois Nurse Practice Act 225 ILCS 65/50-75, delegates nursing activities to other Certified School Nurses, Health Service Nurses, or licensed practical nurses. "Nursing activities" require nursing knowledge, judgment or decision-making.
• In accordance with Illinois Nurse Practice Act 225 ILCS 65/50-75, delegates tasks to unlicensed school personnel.   "Task" means work not requiring nursing knowledge, judgment or decision-making.
• Provides counseling and follow-up services to students with disabilities as delineated in the IEP/504.
• Follows up on homebound students needing related health care services.
• Provides intervention in times of school crisis, e.g., death, suicide, traumatic events.
• Initiates, encourages, and participates in health education programs for students.
• Assists special education students to accept or adjust to physical, emotional, or health limitations.
• Provides health counseling to parents and students.
• Provides individual and group health counseling to special education students.
• Develops medication protocol to safely store, administer, document, and monitor the effectiveness of medication given at school.

·          Coordinates activities of local schools concerned with communicable disease regulations.

·          Provide follow-up for deficits in vision, hearing, growth and development, and other physical impairments.

Teaching

·          Assists in the orientation of licensed nurses new to Chicago Public Schools

·          Provides mandatory staff in-service programs on health topics including Food Allergies and Diabetes

·          Provides health maintenance and disease prevention classroom instruction.

Communication

·          Presents and interprets health and developmental status of students at eligibility conferences.

• Facilitates communication between administrators, teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action, which will meet the health and safety needs of students.
• Acts as a liaison among the home, school, community health agencies and the private medical sector to enhance the health and wellness of the school community.
• Provides health services, information, and counseling in an effective and positive manner to enhance the health and wellness of the school community.

• Documents IEP/504 services at least every seven days.
• Monitors nursing services provided by LPN and/or Agency nurses and approves progress notes via SSM or Easy Trac.
• Participates in maintaining accurate medical records to assure compliance with state mandates including immunizations, physical examinations, and medical conditions, and the related archival responsibilities.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding all school and health-related issues.
• Documents encounters with staff regarding consultative student services.

·          Collaborates with administration and school personnel to implement Allergy Drill

·          Participates as an active member of the school community, representing health and wellness.

·          Provides health-related classroom instruction .

Organization

• Manages school health records in accordance with Illinois State Board of Education School Records Act and Chicago Public Schools District 299 School records -Maintenance and Retention of School Student Records.
• Participates in maintaining accurate medical records to assure compliance with state mandates including immunizations, physical examinations, vision examinations, and dental examinations and the related archival responsibilities.
• Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.
• Demonstrate effective time management in performing responsibilities.

Special Education

• Participates as a member of the special education team in the identification, assessment planning, eligibility determination, and creation of the individual education plan.
• Completes evaluation to determine eligibility and/or placement of students into special education.  
• Recommends and develops goals, accommodations and modifications of the school program for students who have a medical condition that impacts access to their educational program.
• Develops and maintains current health and educational care plans for students who need special nursing interventions during the school day.
• Participates in the Response to Intervention Team (RTI) as warranted.

Professional Development

• Utilizes continuing education opportunities to enhance professional nursing knowledge.
• Participates in CPS and OSES professional development opportunities.
• Completes 80 hours of CEUs to renew Type 73 School Nurse certificate every 4 years.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Light Work: exerting up to twenty (20) pounds of force occasionally, or up to ten (10) pounds of force frequently, or negligible amount of force frequently to move objects.   Even though weight of force moved may be only a negligible amount, a position should be rated as light work (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing or pulling of arm control.

WORKPLACE ATTIRE (See section 4, Personnel Procedures-Professional Attire)

The CSN should wear casual business attire that projects an image of professionalism and is in accordance with school administrator's policies.  

EVALUATION

Performance of the duties, roles, and responsibilities of the Certified School Nurse will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board of Education policy and contractual requirements for Certified Personnel.