QUALIFICATIONS:

1. BSN R.N.

2. Excellent communication and customer service skills

3. Ability to train and delegate duties to other staff members

4. Ability to multi-task and triage

5. Background in pediatrics is strongly preferred

6. Some knowledge of community resources such as the Public Health and Human Services Department Essential

JOB SUMMARY

This position is part-time (16-20 hours) during the school year and throughout the course of Summer School. The school nurse strengthens and facilitates the educational process by preventing, modifying, or removing health related barriers to learning in individual students and promotes an optimal level of wellness for students. The nurse assumes responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, management, and/or referral activities. She/he acts as a link between physicians, students, parents, staff and others concerning health related issues. The school nurse upholds professional standards, the State Nurse Practice Act as well as other state and local statutes and regulations applicable to school nursing practice. She/he adheres to district policies and administrative guidelines.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

● Maintain a comprehensive school health program through consultation with Pupil Services Director to establish, review, and revise policy and procedures related to:

• First aid and emergency procedures

• Dispensing medication

• Student health services

• Training of paraprofessionals and/or volunteers, extent of orientation and amount and type of supervision needed to comply with state nurse practice act and other legal considerations

● Health Services

• Case Management

• Collects the information about the health and developmental status of the student in a systematic and continuous manner. (interpret medical diagnosis)

• Develops an IHP with specific goals and interventions

• Develops a 504 plan

• Attend IEP evaluation meetings

• Obtains orders from health care providers after assessing student’s need for technological assistance with skilled procedures during the school day

● MA billing

○ Family Outreach including

○ Home visitations (Related to critical health needs)

○ School-based services (i.e. dental clinic)

● Education

○ Train, supervise and evaluate health care duty performance of paraprofessionals,

○ Train, supervise and evaluate health care duty performance of office assistants

○ Monthly supervision of medication administration and first aid provisions

○ In-service training for teachers and staff regarding individual health needs.

● Assessment

○ Triage – assess, refer and treat illness and minor injuries (Office Assistant will take care of all routine health room needs even if nurse is in the building)

○ Delegation of nursing responsibilities to appropriate staff

○ 1:1 counseling of students regarding referral to a community agency for lifestyle choices

○ Referrals to community agencies/ medical facilities

● Monitoring

○ Assess student responses to IHP. Revise plans if required

○ Assures appropriate exclusion from and re-entry into school, Follow-up from vision screenings for 1st and 3rd graders. (Hearing and scoliosis screenings are no longer held based on recommendations from the state)

● Data Collection

○ Monitors compliance of students with current immunizations

○ Maintains a recording system to provide for continuity and accountability

○ Reporting communicable disease

○ Compilation of specific health needs list for each building

● Policies and Procedures

○ Develops, revises and maintains safety, first aid and emergency care plans and policies and review of health policies

● Collaboration with Other Professionals

○ Involvement on district Wellness Committee

○ Involvement on district Crisis Team

○ Connect teachers with community resources for health education

○ Liaison between hospital, doctors, community agencies and MPSD

○ Involvement on community committees (i.e. Manitowoc County Abstinence; Coalition, Head Start Advisory Council)

○ Involvement on BCT on an as need basis only

○ CPR, AED and First Aid Training will be accomplished by Holy Family

○ Recertification of office assistants will be accomplished by the School Nurse in conjunction with Holy Family

○ Family Planning/puberty education presentations will be accomplished through community agencies

● Prevention

○ Involvement on county Healthiest Manitowoc County 2010

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

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, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Cooperates in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-classroom activities. Participates in faculty and/or District committees and the sponsorship of student activities.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree including all courses to meet credential requirements.

PERSONAL QUALITIES:

Appearance, grooming and personality which establish a desirable example for students. Ability to meet District standards for physical and mental health. Recommendations from student teaching supervisors and other professionals who have observed the characteristics, scholastic attainment and classroom performance of the teacher that meet District’s standards for hiring.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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 the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. The employee may be subject to non- traditional student behaviors

COMMENTS:

Must be emotionally sound and willing to interact with students with students with varying degrees of self- concept and negative attitudes toward learning and have a strong mission to help students be successful with the ability to quickly adapt and adjust with constantly changing situations; and possessing a constant level of high social perceptiveness - being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $19,780.00 per year

Benefits:

• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Pediatrics

Physical setting:

• School

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• RN (Required)

Work Location: Multiple locations