Job Description

X Full-time

X Exempt

Part Time

Nonexempt

Mission: Our mission at International School of Louisiana is to provide a challenging education emphasizing language immersion, international awareness, the celebration of diversity and community responsibility. The employee must understand and support the school mission.

Summary: To enhance the education of students the School Nurse performs multiple duties related to the health functions of International School of Louisiana. The Nurse is responsible for the record keeping, state reporting and administering medication and First Aid. The School Nurse is part of the ISL Academic team and shares in the duties and daily school operations in the International School of Louisiana by promoting the health and well-being of all students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meet those standards of performance for nursing assignment developed by International School of Louisiana and all applicable local, state, and federal guidelines.
• Know and adapt the standards of nursing practice to a school setting.
• Conduct and coordinate health-screening programs at periodic intervals, or on referral, as specified by local, state, or federal mandates.
• Refer identified health problems to the appropriate resource for correction and/or amelioration.
• Initiate follow-up of identified health problems as required.
• Interpret health status and/or problems to student, parent, and school personnel and make recommendations when appropriate.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement a program of health instruction.
• Serve as a resource to school personnel regarding various aspects of health education.
• Maintain up-to-date cumulative health records on all students, and complete required administrative records.
• Assist in the control of communicable disease in the schools.
• Assess and assist in maintaining a safe and healthful school environment.
• Serve as a member of the student assistance teams.
• Participate in staff professional development and all scheduled in-service education sessions.

• Provides medically prescribed interventions, including medication administration (based on Louisiana state regulations), and provides care to ill children on a daily basis, including first aid to injured students and staff.

• Maintains comprehensive school health records

• Participates on the school’s Interdisciplinary Team

• Maintains the school nurses office/clinic (equipment and supplies)

• Administers or coordinates vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening. Refers for follow up evaluation when needed

• Assists with school registration and interprets health requirements.

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

• Participates in student centered school team meetings, as appropriate.

• Acts as a resource for health education for Students and ISL Community

• Enters Student information into the state’s Immunization Database (LINKS)

• Files and catalogues student information regarding health related issues

• Maintains accurate records of student health information

• Creates health protocol for contagious diseases school wide

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

• Assures that all student files have the required information for health purposes

• Conduct annual trainings: CPR, First Aid, Infection Control, Medication Administration, etc.
• Maintain and improve professional competence.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain compliance with all school policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications, Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor degree Required
• RN/LPN licensed in the states of Louisiana. Minimum of two years nursing experience, school environment preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
• Computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices

Work Environment:

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) part of the work day;
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 40 pounds;
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements;
• Normal setting for this job is an office/school setting.

ISL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires ISL to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

Professional Conduct: Employee acknowledges that he/she is required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct. Breach of said professional conduct includes but is not limited to: neglect of duty, dishonesty, and engagement in acts that are contrary to ISL policy, unlawful activities, or any other conduct which is seriously prejudicial to the school system.

Chain of Supervision: School Leader

Supervises: Not applicable

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