The School District of Washington has a full time opening for a School Nurse at the elementary level. This position would travel between two elementary buildings in the district. Please read below for a list of duties and requirements.
Job Title: Nurse
Department: Support
Reports to: Building Administrator, Head Nurse
Classification: Exempt
Summary
The School Nurse is employed to give leadership and guidance in the development and maintenance of a total School Health Program. The School Nurse functions as the manager of health care services within the School Health Program. The School Nurse is the deliverer of health services; an advocate for the rights of children; counselor for health concerns of children, families, and staff; and educator for school/community
health concerns.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
An individual who holds this position must:
· Effectively utilizes district technologies appropriate to the position and assumes responsibility for attending district training needed to successfully perform designated responsibilities as directed by building principal.
· Maintain regular attendance.
· Maintain confidentiality, unquestionable integrity.
· Comply with State Law and District policies and regulations.
· Health Appraisal - Assesses and evaluates the health and developmental status of the student in order to make a nursing diagnosis and establish priority for action.
· Health Counseling - Assists pupils and their families to achieve a greater degree of self-sufficiency in handling their health problems.
· Special Education Programs - Assists when needed in the planning of educational services appropriate for the student and serves as a member of the I.E.P. Committee for special education programs.
· Communicable Disease Program - Responsible for implementing the prevention and control of communicable diseases in the school, for the protection of all pupils and school personnel, in compliance with the rules and regulations established by the local and Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services.
· Environmental Health and Accident Prevention - Assists with plans to promote an environment conducive to health and safety.
· Health Education - Serves as a health consultant and resource person in health instruction curriculum by providing current scientific information from related fields.
· School-Community Health Program - Serves as a liaison among the parents, school, and community health matters.
· Care of the Sick and Injured - Assumes the responsibility in caring for the sick and injured in the school in accordance with school policy and the accepted standards of the Missouri Nurse Practice Act.
· Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Supervisory Duties
None.
Qualifications
Education
Associate degree or 60 hours of higher education
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- RN or LPN license.
- CPR Certification.
Skills and Abilities
An individual who holds this position must have:
- Possession of a current license to practice as a professional Registered Nurse in Missouri.
- Two years of successful clinical nursing practice as a Registered Nurse. Course-work in Assessment Skills desirable.
- Knowledge of the following - the total School Health Program, specific school nursing responsibilities, factors influencing the learning process, public health principles, health education, and public relations.
- Ability to - interpret and carry out the School Health Programs; cooperate and work effectively with students, parents, faculty, and community; show flexibility in adapting to varying cultural and racial groups; make sound judgments and decisions in a wide variety of situations under pressure.
- Current certification in CPR (Adult/Child/Infant).
Language
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
- Write reports, and business correspondence consistent with the duties of this position.
- Effectively present information and respond to questions from Board members, administrators, staff and the general public.
Reasoning
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations in an effective manner.
- Interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Technology
An individual who holds this position must have:
- Computer skills including word processing and data entry.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job:
- The employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit.
- The employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 pounds such as boxes, supplies, etc.
- The employee will utilize specific vision abilities such as close vision to read handwritten or typed material, and possess the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee must meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
Attendance
Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Conditions and Environment
The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active. Occasionally the individual will be required to work outdoors for short periods of time to perform such tasks as loading and unloading students from district transportation and supervising recess. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.
Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional
duties may be assigned.