Middle/High School Nurse

Essential Functions

● Administers basic health care and first aid for the purpose of providing

appropriate care of ill, medically fragile and/or injured children.

● Assesses and evaluates the health and developmental status of pupils for the

purpose of identifying physical disorders and other factors affecting the learning

process, communicating with the primary care provider, and contributing

significant information in order to modify the pupil’s individualized

education/health plan.

● Collaborates with parents, students, health care providers, and/or other agencies

for the purpose of promoting needed treatment, securing information and

complying with legal requirements.

● Conducts programs and/or activities (e.g. in-service training, hearing, vision,

immunization review, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with

government mandated requirements.

● Designs health maintenance plans for the purpose of addressing students’ health

needs and implementing health care directions from parents and/or physicians.

● Directs department functions for the purpose of prioritizing project deadlines and

ensuring optimal utilization of personnel.

● Maintains communication with parents to inform them of injury, potential illness,

or unusual physical/emotional symptoms presented by students.

● Maintains health care plans, medical emergency cards, immunization records of

all site students for the purpose of ensuring compliance with state law and

providing information required for intra-district transfer of records as needed.

● Monitors all students medications administered at school as prescribed by a

physician for the purpose of ensuring compliance with state law.

● Refers students and his/her parent/s or guardian/s requiring further medical

attention and provides appropriate community resources of necessary services

and assuring continuity of health service and care.

● Reports cases of suspected child abuse for the purpose of ensuring compliance

with all related requirement of the law.

● Reports students with reportable contagious diseases to local public health

authorities for the purpose of minimizing infection and complying with legal

requirements.

● Responds to medical emergency situations for the purpose of addressing

immediate safety concerns.