School Nurse

ALBANY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE

Laramie, Wyoming

JOB DESCRIPTION: School Nurse

POSITION SUMMARY:

• The School Nurse is responsible for managing a health services program at the school site for the assessment, evaluation, maintenance, and improvement of the health of students.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The School Nurse:

1. Administers basic health care and First Aid for the purpose of providing appropriate care for ill, medically fragile and/or injured children. *

1. Performs health screenings, informs parents of identified problems and makes appropriate recommendations for interventions. *

1. Works with families, health care providers, and other school personnel to verify students meet mandatory state immunization requirements for school attendance. Collaborates with the building administrator to ensure that mandatory state immunization requirements are enforced. *
2. Administers and/or facilitates administration of medication taken at school per district policy. *

1. Develops, implements, and/or utilizes individualized health care plans developed by a licensed healthcare provider for students with special health care needs in collaboration with students, their families, staff, licensed healthcare providers, and other agencies as appropriate.

1. Maintains health and first aid supplies. *

1. Provides communicable disease surveillance in schools. Reports findings to proper authorities. *

1. Consults on health/safety issues in schools and promotes infection control. *

1. Assists in the instruction of students and staff on health-related standards, including topics such as hygiene, disease prevention, and overall wellness. *

1. Participates on health-related committees and teams as appropriate and as requested. *

1. Maintains school health records. *

1. Prepares and submits reports as required. *

1. Works closely with students who are identified as having a health-related disability by providing direct nursing services, monitoring progress with respect to health conditions, and consulting with students, teachers, parents, and other licensed healthcare providers.

1. Responds appropriately to student behavior in the total school environment by enforcing school rules in hallways, on school grounds, in other school areas away from the classroom, and on school-sponsored trips. *

1. Participates in professional growth (such as professional organizations, coursework, workshops, and conferences) and other professional activities (such as school and/or District committees, taskforces, in-depth studies, or councils).

1. Follows the policies and procedures of the school and the District. *

1. Demonstrates a sense of professional responsibility, such as demonstrating ethical behavior; providing accurate data and reports when needed; meeting deadlines; maintaining confidentiality; caring for the equipment and materials; and dressing appropriately and presenting a good role model. *

1. Other duties as assigned.

* Denotes essential functions

(The tasks listed under the heading of Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities are examples of the variety and general nature of duties performed by employees in positions allocated to the classification. This specification should not be interpreted to describe all the duties which may be assigned to an employee at this level.)

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Ability to use effective communication skills; knowledge of education law and regulations; ability to use time effectively; good organizational skills; ability to maintain a positive relationship with other staff by collaborating and working cooperatively with them (including supervisors); knowledge of physiological, psychological, emotional, and educational behavioral development of children and/or adolescents; ability to lead meetings; and ability to help groups achieve consensus.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:Bachelor's Degree; current license to practice as a registered nurse in Wyoming.

Work Experience:Prior experience working as a registered nurse is preferred.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
-The Physical Abilities and Working Conditions listed in this section are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of Physical Abilities and Working Conditions which may be required for this position. Albany County School District #1 encourages persons with disabilities who are interested in employment for this position and need reasonable accommodation of those disabilities to contact the Chief Human Resources Officer for further information.
-Vision: (which may be corrected) to read small print; view a computer screen for prolonged periods.
-Hearing: (which may be corrected) to answer telephones and tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.
-Speech: to be understood in face-to-face communications; to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone.
-Upper Body Mobility: use hands and fingers to feel, grasp, and manipulate small objects; manipulate fingers, twist and bend at the wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn, raise, and lower the head.
-Strength: to lift, push, pull and/or carry objects which weigh as much as 35 or more pounds on a frequent basis.
-Environmental Requirements: encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors and outdoors.
-Mental Requirements: read, write, understand, interpret, and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgement and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copy, compare, compile, and coordinate information and records.
-Additional Work Conditions and Physical Abilities: May require travel to multiple sites.
EVALUATION
- Evaluation of this position shall be by the Principal/Asst. Principal.