Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Registered Nurse

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

• Assists coordinator of nursing, school health education committee, and administrators in developing an effective school health program.
• Supervises CNA and/or LPN.
• Participates in work of health education committee and serves as a health education resource person to staff and students.
• Prepares and distributes health topic bulletins to students, staff members, and parents.
• Conducts school programs of immunizations, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing as directed by Coordinator of School Health Services.
• Conducts medical case finding, screening, and referral activities related to health defect of selected students.
• Observe students on a regular basis to detect health needs.
• Maintains up-to-date cumulative health records on all students.
• Refers parents of pupils needing medical care to appropriate private or community resources.
• Reports to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies on student health matters, as directed by the Coordinator of School Health Services.
• Provides emergency nursing services for sick or injured students at school.
• Notifies parents of students about illnesses, physical defects and potential health problems and provides health counseling.
• Assumes authority, in the absence of a physician, for the care of a student or staff member who has suffered an injury or emergency illness.
• Administers first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures.
• Implements Board policy on exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases.
• Prepares mandated health and developmental workups and updates on all special education students as assigned.
• Provides appropriate follow through with special education students, parents and staff and apprises IEP team of medical problems of special education students as assigned.
• Assists with verification of selected student absences by home or telephone contacts with parents.
• Participates in in-service training programs.
• Assists school personnel in maintaining sanitary standards in schools and the identification and correction of safety and health hazards in schools.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a valid Virginia Registered Nursing License.
• Bachelor of Science in nursing preferred or successful completion of a program leading to Registered Nurse License.
• Excellent oral, written communications, organizational and public relations skills are essential.
• Must have the ability to work effectively with children, young adults, families, teachers and school administrators.
• Must have an understanding of public school education procedures and policies.
• Must have comprehensive knowledge of the coordination of health care service delivery, related service providers, and community agencies and other resource providers.
• Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others and must be adaptable to changing priorities.
• Must be able to work independently and to effectively handle multiple assignments simultaneously and the ability to work efficiently under minimum on-site supervision.
• Experience with window-based computers required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet, and email applications preferred.

GENERAL DEFINITION AND CONDITIONS OF WORK:

• Duties are typically performed in a school clinic and other school settings.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 40 pounds and moving of students weighing up to 150 pounds with assistive equipment may be necessary.
• Occasional exposure to potentially infectious diseases and blood borne pathogens may be necessary.
• Occasional movement of students by wheelchair and other mechanical devices may be necessary.
• Daily close and personal contact with students and regular contact with school teachers, counselors, psychologists and other specialists is necessary.