School Nurse - Upson-Lee Pre-k

Role: School Nurse

Reports to: Principal

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Contract Days: As Assigned

Retirement: TRS

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers all medications.
• Administers first aid as needed, oversees general health needs.
• Prepares plans for emergencies.
• Conducts screenings for lice and counsels students and parents on treatment of lice.
• Administers or assists with any treatment needed by students; catheterizations, suctioning, tube feedings, nebulizers.
• Checks blood pressures and temperatures of staff and students as needed.
• Conducts other screenings as needed.
• Make referrals to school counselors as needed.
• Maintains infection control procedures
• Screens students checking out due to illness or injury.
• Maintains health records and immunization compliance.
• Maintains secure storage of all medications.
• Maintains accurate log of medication given daily.
• Maintains accurate log of students seen and treatments rendered daily.
• Obtains and keeps records of parental consent to administer medication.
• Calls parents as needed.
• Maintains adequate supplies used in the clinic.
• Fills out accident reports.
• Maintains clean environment in the clinic.
• Reports to principal any medical situations that might affect the student body, such as lice.
• Maintains files with emergency contact numbers for each student
• Sends home current information concerning students such as lice outbreaks, strep throat, mononucleosis, etc.
• Provides in-services to staff as requested.
• Keeps teacher informed on medical problems relating to students in their class.
• Maintains current CPR and First Aid training
• Reads current nursing and medical journals.
• Reviews guidelines for school nurses
• Attends in-service meetings for nurses
• Maintains a cooperative working relationship with appropriate governmental agencies.
• Communicates effectively with the public, staff members, students, parents, administrators and other contact persons using tact and good judgment.
• Create and maintain records, files, reports, or schedules as may be required by area of assignment.
• Maintain strict confidentiality with any sensitive material or information.
• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance and the ability to adapt to an extended/flexible work schedule.
• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to the assignment.
• Review current development, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
• Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as School Board policies and administrative directives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Ensure adherence to appropriate safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as School Board policies and administrative directives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Hold or be eligible for required certification. LPN/RN/Medical Assistant Certification
• Ability to work well with students, parents, staff, and the community.
• High integrity, excellent character, and good professional reputation.
• Abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Ability to be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
• Ability to perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting.
• Ability to perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.
• Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.
• Must be able to properly and consistently supervise students particularly during emergency situations.

Important Notes

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position's role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Human Resources Director.) It should also be noted the order of performance responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.