JOB SUMMARY: Under the direction of the COS Principal with support from the School District 197's Director of Special Services, the school nurse provides direct school nursing services; oversees a school health office, completes health assessments as needed for special education evaluations; and serves as a resource person to staff in the building.
Approximately 8 hours per week with possbility of expanding to multiple schools.
Essential functions of the job may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Provides first aid care and medically prescribed services.
- Screens and conducts health assessments for students
- Implements a health protocol for students with special health care needs, including the administration of medications and other medically directed treatments.
- Completes district health reports for submission to local, county, and state officials as required.
- Maintains the security of school health supplies.
- Serves as a resource person on health issues.
- Monitors compliance of school health program with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.
- Corresponds with parents on the health needs of children.
- Prepares health reports and implements procedures as directed by supervisor and/or health department (county and/or state).
- Promotes and assists in communicable disease control through immunization programs, early detection, monitoring and reporting.
- Provides health-related instruction in the classroom, as directed.
Other functions of the job include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as apparent or assigned.
- Attends training sessions, conferences, seminars, department and district meetings.
- Keeps abreast of changing developments, trends, health laws, rules, procedures, and processes to help ensure district compliance.
- Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic, and ability backgrounds.
