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POSITION TITLE: SCHOOL NURSE
WORKING TITLE: SCHOOL HEALTH NURSE
SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT: Student Services
LOCATION: Malpass Corner Elementary
PAY GRADE: CERTIFIED STATUS
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
WORK WEEK SCHEDULE: 5 days per week
WORK HOURS: 8 hours school specific ; occasional evening/weekend
MONTHS/YR: 10
POSITION PURPOSE
The professional school nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services within the context of the Coordinated School Health Program Model.
The school nurse serves in nursing roles of program manager/ coordinator, case manager/direct care provider, educator and counselor, and collaborator/advocate for the Pender County Schools in assigned schools.
POSITION ANALYSIS
The school nurse will provide:
Standards of Care
Assessment: Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the student’s health or situation
Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data to determine the nursing diagnosis or barriers to learning
Outcomes Identification: Identifies expected outcomes for individual student or situation
Planning: Develops an individualized plan that prescribes strategies and/or accommodations toward attaining expected outcomes
Implementation: Implements the identified plan through coordination of care, teaching, ongoing assessment and evaluation Evaluation: Evaluates progress towards attainment of outcomes
Standards of Professional Performance
Quality of Practice: Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
Education: Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current school nursing practice
Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations
Collegiality: Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and school personnel as colleagues
Collaboration: Collaborates with the student, the family, school staff and others in the conduct of professional nursing practice
Ethics: Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice
Research: Integrates research findings into practice
Resource Utilization: Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice, in planning and delivering school nursing services
Leadership: Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession
Program Management: Manages school health services
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The complex role of the school nurse demands, but is not limited to, an understanding and knowledge of:
Community, including community as a system and aggregates as clients
Pediatric/Adolescent Nursing
Public Health/ Community Health Nursing
Health education, counseling, mental health and crisis intervention for students, parents and staff
Communicable Disease – preventing and responding to outbreaks
Applicable laws, regulations and standards pertaining to school nursing practice
(NC Nurse Practice Act, Standards of School Nursing Practice and the Eight Components of a Coordinated School Health Program)
School Health law
Special education legislation and services
Case finding, case management and health advocacy
Program management, including personnel supervision
Family theory, assessment and intervention
Leadership, networking and collaboration
Ethnic and cultural sensitivity and competence
Contemporary health and psychosocial issues that influence children, families and the community
Health care delivery systems and the concepts of integrated health care
Building student, staff and family capacity for adaptation, selfmanagement, self-advocacy and learning
School as a non-traditional health care setting
Development, management and evaluation of school health programs
Environmental health within the school community
Skills related to this important role include the ability to:
Plan, coordinate and supervise the work of others
Deal tactfully with others and exercise good judgment in appraising situations
Prioritize and triage to make independent and timely nursing decisions
Secure the cooperation and respect of students, faculty and staff
Elicit needed information and maintain effective working relationships
Collect data to direct evidence based practice
Record accurately services rendered and interpret and explain records, reports, activities, health care plans, accommodations and medical interventions
Identify health related barriers to learning (i.e., at risk behaviors, financial, cultural, economic, etc.)
Supervise specialized clinical services and associated health teaching for students with chronic conditions, other special health needs, and developmental disabilities
Manage medication administration, including administering and delegating to other staff when appropriate, and providing associated health teaching
Provide or arrange for routine health assessments, such as vision, hearing, or dental screenings and follow-up referrals as needed
Help assure a safe, nurturing school environment
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE
Required:
Registered nurse, currently licensed in North Carolina
Recommended:
A minimum of 3 years RN nursing experience in pediatric / adolescent health and/or community health nursing
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED
Acquire National Board Certification for School Nurses within 3 years of hire date
(which requires a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree) and maintain throughout employment
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This professional school nursing position within Pender County Schools is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services that:
Maximize the time and quality of in-class time by reducing the incidence of health related absenteeism,
Eliminate or minimize health problems which impair learning
Promote the highest degree of independent functioning possible
Promote student, staff and community awareness of and participation in healthy behaviors
At a minimum, the school nurse will be expected to:
Attend the New School Nurse Orientation and follow up session (new school nurses)
Collect data for the NC DHHS School Health Nursing Survey and Program Summary (End of Year of Report)
Attend Prevent Blindness of N.C. training every 2 years while employed
Make home visits as necessary to reduce/eliminate academic related barriers
WORKING CONDITIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Ability to work in a high-stressed environment
Ability to stand 30% of the time without fatigue or discomfort
Ability to walk 50% of the time without fatigue or discomfort
Ability to sit 30 % of the time without fatigue or discomfort
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Ability to carry up to 15 lbs
Ability to push up to 60 lbs
Ability to pull up to 60 lbs
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Must be able to work in office and public school environments and come into direct contact with staff and students
Travel is required to schools and Central Services offices and to and from educational workshops within North Carolina
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, at any time.
VERSIONDATE(S)
Full Time
$36k-57k (estimate)
11/23/2023
12/31/2049
edurealms.com
Burgaw, NC
<25
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