School Nurse

Summary:

The School Nurse is responsible for school nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services within the school on both campuses.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides Medically prescribed interventions, including medication administration and diabetes management and treatment.

• Participates on the school’s Student Assistance Team as required.

• Maintains the school nurse’s office equipment and supplies.

• Assists in the development of individualized student health care plans.

• Enters Student information into the state’s Immunization Database (LINKS); and any required data base.

• Collaborates with the school social worker in identifying psycho-social needs and implementation of action plan.

• Conducts annual trainings: CPR, First Aid, Infection Control, Medication Administration, etc.

• Meets standards of performance for nursing assignment in accordance with LoE and OPSB policy, and all applicable local, state and federal guidelines.

• Applies the knowledge of the standards of nursing practice to a school setting.

• Conducts and coordinates vision and hearing screenings at periodic intervals or on referral, as specified by local, state or federal mandates. Refers for follow up evaluation when needed.

• Interprets health status and/or problems to the student, parents and school personnel and to make recommendations when appropriate.

• Plans, coordinates and implements a program of health instruction.

• Serves as a resource to school personnel regarding various aspects of health education.

• Assess health needs of the school community; and assists in the control and communicable disease in the schools.

• Maintains, interprets and evaluates cumulative health records and medical reports on all students.

• Assists in maintaining emergency information for all students and school employees.

• Plans, with appropriate school personnel, modifications of the school program for students with health problems.

• Provides emergency care for the ill and injured school population, and refer them to appropriate sources of medical care.

• Provides care to students with chronic health conditions employing strategies to minimize complications and maximize the student’s participation in their care.

• Collaborates with school and community agencies to provide educational, social and health services to the school population.

• Provides information to health care providers, school personnel, or community agencies regarding the health of individual students in order to ensure appropriate delivery of services.

• Assesses students’ responses to intervention and revise the plan of care as needed.

• Evaluates accidents and injuries through a survey of accident reports or statistical analysis.

• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications, Education and Work Experience: 

Qualifications The qualifications listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. 

Education and Experience Required: 

BSN and minimum 2 years’ experience in nursing. Bachelor’s degree required; 

Degree in Nursing, Current State/National School Nurse Certification a plus 

Current Louisiana license to practice as a Registered Nurse 

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 

Two years nursing experience, preferably in pediatric, emergency care, public health, mental health, or school nursing 

Eligible for certification by the State Department of Education as a school nurse. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements: 

Registered Nurse, Ancillary Louisiana Certificate 

CPR/AED/First Aid Certification 

Vision and Hearing Screening Trained 

Medication Administration Trainer Trained