Job Title: School Health Nurse
Department: Special Services
Reports To: Special Services Director
FLSA Status: Exempt
General Statement of Duties
The fundamental reason this classification exists is to provide health care services to students in the form of social, emotional, and physical health care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Strive to support the district's mission, instructional goals, and objectives.
• Cooperate with school personnel in identifying and meeting social, emotional, and physical needs of school children from birth to age 21.
• Monitor and record immunizations, provide first-aid, and maintain current health records of students. Maintain and update current health records on all students enrolled in Meade School District.
• Assist with health cases such as, but not limited to: scabies, head lice, and measles.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
• Maintain awareness of comfort and safety needs of students and/or staff.
• Observe medications and procedures on all students. Observe student; record significant conditions, and reactions, take temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of student. Complete a daily log on health care provided to students.
• Implement emergency care plans for accidents or illnesses at school.
• Implement state and local communicable disease control policies.
• Plan school health program and assist in instruction to students and staff on such items as, but not limited to: good health habits, AIDS, First Aid, CPR, and overall health education.
• Administer tests and screenings including, but not limited to: child find, scoliosis, hearing, tuberculosis skin test, hearing and vision screenings.
• Monitor height and weight measurements of students.
• Provide the Special Services Director with notification of students who are in non-compliance with state immunization law.
• Provide health guidance and counseling to parents, students, and school personnel.
• Submit statistical health reports to the State Health Department.
• Consult with principals, counselors, and staff regarding school health program. Ensure that school is a safe environment for the students and staff.
• Perform blood pressure checks for school employees as needed.
• Participate in medical examinations and review findings to evaluate health status of students.
• Communicate with parents/guardians and teachers, as needed, regarding student health concerns.
• Cooperate with medical doctors, psychiatrists, and community health agencies for the purpose of promoting good health.
• Report any suspected child abuse cases to the supervising teacher and/or Special Services Director.
• Order, receive, and maintain first-aid supplies and equipment as deemed necessary.
• Continue professional development through reading, course work, conference attendance, professional committee work, and interaction with nurses from other districts.
• Keep current with resources available from community agencies, welfare, social services, and other similar organizations.
• Implement the requirements of any and all grants received.
• Compose, type, and maintain routine correspondence, reports, assessments, and various other materials and projects. Submit reports and documents as deemed necessary.
• Operate various equipment to include photocopier, telephone, fax machine, computer, calculator, educational equipment, etc.
• Attend meetings, training, and seminars as deemed appropriate and necessary by the district.
• Work directly with highly sensitive personnel and student information. Maintain confidentiality of work-related information.
• Perform duties in compliance with safety standards established by the district.
• Due to the nature of the duties and to promote the efficient operations of the district, it is necessary for the employee to work the assigned and scheduled shifts.
• Perform other duties as deemed appropriate and necessary.
Minimum Qualifications
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.
Education and Experience
• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing
• One (1) year of experience in general nursing preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be acceptable to the hiring authority.
Skills and Abilities
• Work well with subordinates, public entities, educational and health professionals, etc.
• Work under pressure to meet tight time schedules and significant problems and tasks, such as medical emergencies, which come up simultaneously or unexpectedly.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before groups of students or employees of organization.
• Possess a command of basic math and computer skills.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Certificates, Licenses, Examinations
• Valid South Dakota Registered Nurse License
• Possesses or ability to posses a valid South Dakota Drivers License.
• Provide evidence that a criminal record history check has been conducted in accordance with South Dakota Codified Law.
• Successful competition in written tests and/or oral interviews.
• Other such examination as deemed necessary by the district.
Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions
The physical demands and environmental conditions 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 must frequently travel throughout the district and occasionally provide home visits.
• The employee is regularly required to communicate.
• The employee frequently is required to sit and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The employee is occasionally subject to extended working hours outside of the "regular" workday, week, and calendar year.
• The employee is subject to possible exposure to communicable and blood-born diseases.
• The noise level in the work environment varies.
Performance Evaluation
Performance of this position will be evaluated by the supervisor in accordance with the provisions of the School Board Policy GDN.
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
