TITLE: School Nurse STATE CODE: 045
REPORTS TO: District Nurse FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:
- Supports the organization’s mission, vision and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, teamwork, innovation, respect, commitment to our community, accountability and ownership.
POSITION SUMMARY:
A Certified School Nurse provides preventive health services to facilitate the student’s optimal physical, mental, emotional and social growth and development. Identifies problems and disabilities and provides such services as case finding, health education, referring and care in order to help prevent serious health problems. Supports the education process by working to assure the health of the students and staff.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide emergency care, first aid, and nursing services at school sites in keeping with Arizona State Nurse Practice act as well as state regulations and school policy.
- Responsible for professional, nursing treatment of students, as well as care coordination.
- Responsible for early detection of physical problems, as well as health evaluations.
- Responsible for disease prevention.
- Assists in promoting programs on health-education and immunization.
- Maintains clinical records.
- Coordinates vision, hearing, and health assessment.
- Provides emergency aid to students and school staff.
- Provides support to the staff to ensure a safe and stimulating educational environment.
- Referrals to appropriate medical professionals for students in need.
- Ensure supplies and equipment necessary for patient care are ordered and stored.
QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
- Unencumbered Arizona Registered Nurse license.
- Able to obtain an Arizona IVP (Fingerprint Clearance) Card.
- Principles and practices underlying the special field of school nursing.
- Current trends in nursing and of literature in the fields of school health.
- Have personal communication skills and traits that promote a child friendly
- Organization and administration of other cooperating agencies.
- State and local laws relating to school health and social issues.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- National Certified School Nurse (NCSN) preferred.
- 3 years experience in School Health or pediatric nursing preferred.
- Able to obtain an Arizona IVP (Fingerprint Clearance) Card.
- Salary will be determined by experience and education of the applicant.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Work environment involves no physical risks or hazardous conditions
- Work environment involves slight physical risks that require basic safety precautions (safety glasses, lab coats, rubber gloves etc.)
- Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following detailed safety precautions (such as wearing respirators, handling hazardous materials, and working with industrial machinery.)
PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Rarely Occasionally Routinely Often
(0-5%) (6-25%) (26-75%) (over 75%)
Sitting _____ _____ __X__ _____
Standing _____ _____ __X__ _____
Bending/Stooping _____ __X__ _____ _____
Crawling/Kneeling __X__ _____ _____ _____
Climbing __X__ _____ _____ _____
Pushing/Pulling __X__ _____ _____ _____
Lifting (Under 10 lbs.) __X__ _____ _____ _____
Lifting (10 Lbs. Or more) _____ __X__ _____ _____
Carrying (Under 10 lbs.) __X__ _____ _____ _____
Carrying (10 lbs. or more) _____ __X__ _____ _____
Reading documents fo
general understanding _____ _____ __X__ _____
Reading Documents for
analytical purposes or high
degree of accuracy _____ _____ __X__ _____
Viewing Video Terminals _____ _____ __X__ _____
Other (Describe below) _____ _____ __X__ _____
Describe “Other”: Walking _______________________________________________
GENERAL INFORMATION:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.
All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” employment relationship.
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