2 School Nurse Jobs in Martinsburg, WV
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Berkeley County Schools WV is Hiring a School Nurse Near Martinsburg, WV
SCHOOL NURSEPOSITION: School Nurse
PrimaryLOCATION: Orchard View Intermediate School. School Nurses will provide health care support at additional school locations as needed for required health services of students.
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelors Degree in nursing, RN license, West Virginia School Nurse Certification, 2 years nursing experience preferred.
EMPLOYMENTTERM: 200 Days
ROLE: School nurses strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children and by identification and assistance in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to the learning process for individual children. The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and disability and the early detection and correction of health problems while maintaining strict confidentiality. The school nurse may provide direct or indirect medical services to students and oversee others trained to do so. The school nurse is responsible for upgrading and maintaining professional skills.
Functions And Duties
assume greater responsibility for their own health
facilitate responsible decision-making practices
committees
PrimaryLOCATION: Orchard View Intermediate School. School Nurses will provide health care support at additional school locations as needed for required health services of students.
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelors Degree in nursing, RN license, West Virginia School Nurse Certification, 2 years nursing experience preferred.
EMPLOYMENTTERM: 200 Days
ROLE: School nurses strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children and by identification and assistance in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to the learning process for individual children. The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and disability and the early detection and correction of health problems while maintaining strict confidentiality. The school nurse may provide direct or indirect medical services to students and oversee others trained to do so. The school nurse is responsible for upgrading and maintaining professional skills.
Functions And Duties
- Promotes and protects the optimal health status of children.
- Provides health assessments.
- Obtains a health and developmental history, as needed.
- Screens and evaluates some health issues such as vision.
- Observes the child for development and health patterns in making nursing
- Identifies deviant health findings and makes appropriate referrals.
- Develops and implements a health plan, as needed.
- Interprets the health status of pupils to parents and school personnel.
- Initiates referrals to parents, school personnel and community health
- Provides on-going health counseling with pupils, parents, school
- Recommends and helps to implement modification of school programs
- Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students
- Maintains, evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual
- Participates as the health team specialist on the child education evaluation team to develop the Individual Education Plan (IEP), as needed.
- Plans and implements school health management protocols for the child with special health needs, including the administration of medication.
- Participates in home visits to assess the family’s needs as related to the child’s health.
- Develops procedures and provides for crisis intervention for acute illness, injury, and emotional disturbances.
- Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases through preventive immunization programs, early detection, surveillance, and reporting of contagious diseases.
- Recommends provisions for a school environment conducive to learning.
- Provides health education which may include:
- Teach parenting skills as they relate to child development and health needs
- Provides direct health education and health counseling to assist students and
- Participates in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of
assume greater responsibility for their own health
- Counsels with students concerning problems such as pregnancy, sexually
facilitate responsible decision-making practices
- Serves as a resource person to the classroom teacher and administrator in
committees
- Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a liaison person between the home, school, and community.
- Acts as a resource person in promoting health careers.
- Provides health counseling for staff.
- Provides leadership and/or support for staff wellness programs.
- Engages in research and evaluation of school health services to act as a change agent for school health problems and school nursing practices.
- Assists in the formation of health policies, goals, and objectives for the school district.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$49k-78k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/31/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/26/2024
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