Substitute School Nurse Posting 62

SUMMARY:

The substitute school nurse promotes and protects the health status of students and staff through functions in the areas of health services, health education, and maintaining a healthy environment. The major focus of substitute school nursing is to provide short term care for students and staff with acute injuries, illnesses, and aid with interventions in crisis situations. In addition, administering oral and injectable medications as needed. Critical thinking and excellent assessment skills are important in the treatment and triage of acute injuries and illness. The substitute nurse will manage students with chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Asthma, Seizure Disorders, ADHD, and Psychological Disorders, as well as others.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  Some additional duties not listed may occur.

HEALTH SERVICES:

• Provides direct nursing intervention
• Administers appropriate level of first aid for illness and injury, including administering CPR, AED, and Narcan as needed
• Provides crisis intervention for emotional/physical disturbances
• Administers/supervises medication and monitors the effects
• Provides individual health counseling concerning high risk behaviors
• Performs skilled nursing functions
• Knowledge of basic computer software is important. The substitute nurse will need to document on a computer spreadsheet the assessments and outcomes of daily visits, as well as nurse actions with the possibility of filling out incident reports
• When needed will perform wellness checks and substance abuse assessments at the secondary level
• The substitute nurse will leave a report for the daily school nurse of those events that occurred that are important for the nurse to be aware of for example, new orders and status changes with staff and students.

HEALTH EDUCATION:

• Provides health education for students, staff, and parents on an as needed basis

HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: 

• Prevention and management of communicable diseases
• Participates as needed in promoting health related habits
• Evaluates and assures student safety at all times including during emergency drills
• Good organizational skills and the ability to communicate with children, parents and teachers

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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of two years working experience in a clinical area of professional nursing with experience in school nursing desirable.
• RN Licensure and School Nurse License from New Mexico Public Education Department
• CPR Certification required

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and other health professionals within the community. The ability to work in potentially high stress situations.

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 will occasionally sit, walk or stand.  The employee will occasionally reach forward or above the head more than the average person.  Ability to visit various buildings within the Los Alamos Schools District.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move and push up to 90 pounds such as students in wheelchairs.

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.

The information contained in this description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) 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.