SCHOOL NURSE

SCHOOL NURSEGENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The School Nurse is responsible for insuring that the routine health and safety of our students is protected and maintained while they are at school. The School Nurse will also insure that all school staff are informed and trained in appropriate ways to insure their own health and safety as they come in contact with our special needs students. The School Nurse will insure that all NYS and NYC Health requirements are met by staff and students as to medical exams, medical clearance, medication management, medication storage and immunization documentation.MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Screen and evaluate findings of deficits in our students in the areas of vision, hearing, teeth, scoliosis, growth, weight management, on at least an annual basis.
2.Maintain accurate and current information on student medical alerts and inform appropriate staff especially as new students are enrolled.
3.Supervise school procedures for students taking medication during school hours
4.Maintain medication supply for each student and provide for daily administration of medication especially for students on psychothropic medication requiring special administration.
5.Maintain contact with prescribing doctors and with parents/guardians to insure correct prescriptions are followed
6.Review and maintain accurate and current health records in accordance with local governmental regulations
7.Promote and assist in the control of communicable diseases through prevention, early detection, surveillance and reporting of contagious diseases to the appropriate local health authority
8.Assist in the formulation of health policies, goals and objectives for our school
9.Assist in the development of the school’s Exposure Control Plan to comply with OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen Standard
10.Provide awareness training to staff and students in universal precautions to be used and implemented across our school community
11.Insure that protective first aid equipment is available in all classroom and work areas
12.Maintain appropriate written data covering all medical needs and services provided to our students
13.Provide a daily nursing log of students seen for any medical reason
14.Provide health education assistance and training in coordination with the regular counseling services of our school
15.Teach parenting skills as they relate to child development and health needs of children
16.Provide direct health education and counseling to assist students and families in making decisions on health and life style issues that may affect health.
17.Counsel our adolescents concerning problems such as school-age pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, AIDS, smoking and drug and/or alcohol abuse in order to facilitate responsible decision making
18.Develop procedures and provide for crisis intervention for acute illness, injury and emotional disturbance
19.Assist with the first aid procedures for medical emergencies at our school
20.Insure classroom teachers have access to health supplies needed for routine classroom mishaps
21.Assist in assessing potential abuse and neglect issues
22.Contribute to IEP development where medical issues, alerts are involved
23.Assist related services staff in home visits where medical issues are a major issue or concern
24.Assist the PE department in the areas of wellness training, weight management
25.Assist students with personal hygiene concerns
26.Insure that the appropriate safeguards are provided when speaking or writing about student and/or staff medical issues, treatment, diagnosis.
27.Assist in the intake screening process where medical concerns are raised or evidentSUPERVISES:
+RN supervises LPN and/or any medical internQUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION:+Registered Nurse (RN) NYS License
+LPN NYS LicenseEXPERIENCE:
+Minimum of 2 years experience as a school nurse or similar experience in a medical or teaching hospital, medical center or related work areaSKILLS & ABILITIES:
+Demonstrated ability to understand and insure that our school complies with all designated NYS and NYC Department of Health regulation
+Demonstrated ability to work with outside prescribing doctors
+Demonstrated ability to work with school staff
+Demonstrated ability to provide technical assistance, professional development activities and training to school staff in areas of health and safety
+Demonstrated ability to assist students in medical emergencies
+Demonstrated ability to network with the medical system in times of crisis and emergency
+Demonstrated ability to understand the effects and contraindications of the medications taken by our students
+Demonstrated ability to provide routine first aid training to adults and adolescents
+Demonstrated ability to provide the level of written data and documentation needed to the support the medical services available at our school
+Demonstrated ability to understand the life pressures our students face and structure supportive training for them to better meet these pressures in an informed way
+Demonstrated ability to keep current on any Department of Health regulations and medical requirements
REQUIREMENTS
See Job Description.