POSITION TITLE: School Nurse 

 

FLSA: Exempt

 

QUALIFICATIONS: LPN License

 

REPORTS TO: Principal

 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 190 Day employment with benefits as specified in employee contract.

 

BEGINNING: 

                          

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Follows Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s Nurse Practice Guidelines for School Nurses.

• Pediatrics experience.

• Clinical/hospital experience.

• Ability to work with out immediate supervision of a doctor.

• Acts as school/parent/community/health care provider liaison.
• Identifies, assesses, plans, intervenes, and evaluates student health concerns.
• Provides screening for health factors impacting student education and utilizes assembled information to assist students in securing attention or treatment.
• Provides illness/injury assessments and interventions.
• Manages chronic disease management and education.
• Administers and monitors medication administration.
• Performs pediatric nursing procedures such as: gastrostomy feedings, tracheostomy care, and urinary catheterizations.
• Offers education to promote health and prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
• Creates Individualized Nursing Health Care Plans and directs services for students with disabilities and/or health conditions that interfere with learning.
• Develops guidelines for school district health policies, goals, and objectives.
• Provides health assessments and participates in Individualized Education Plan development as necessary.
• Participates in crisis team activities.
• Provides recommendations for health curriculum.
• Exercises discretion with regard to confidentiality, maintains privacy and protection of student and family information, and demonstrates trustworthiness.
• Keeps abreast of new or updated information.
• Attends and participates in department meetings.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS   

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation.
• Serve on committees as assigned.
• Remain current on instructional practices in nursing. 
• Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, and squatting.