POSITION INFORMATION:

• Conduct school nurse duties including administer medications, assess student needs, maintain student records;
• Experience working with children;
• Give leadership and guidance in the development and maintenance of a total school health program;
• Deliverer of health services, an advocate for the health rights of children, counselor for health concerns of children, families, and staff, and educator for school/community health concerns.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possession of a current license to practice as a professional registered nurse (RN) in AZ;
• Two years of successful clinical nursing practice as a registered nurse;
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification,
• BS in Nursing (preferred).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet the special medical/nursing needs of students;
• Health Appraisal: Assess and evaluate the health and development status of students;
• Health Counseling: Counseling with school personnel to plan action so as not to interfere with student's effective learning;
• Care of sick & Injured: Assumes the responsibility in caring for the sick and injured in the school in accordance with school policy and the accepted standar of practices for nurses;
• Oversees school nurse's assistants at other school locations;
• Performs such related duties as determined necessary by the Administrator of Special Programs.