What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute School Nurse position at Boone Community School District?
District Wide Substitute Nurse Position
The Boone Community School District has made a significant effort to live our motto Expect the Best...Achieve Success.
Boone Community School District is located 10 minutes west of Ames and roughly 1 hour north of the Des Moines Metro Area. Our staff work daily to Value the Uniqueness of All, Give a Fresh Start Each Day, Partner with Families, Develop Positive Character, and Ensure Learning. We have earned a reputation for being an innovative and progressive school district that includes $43 million in building projects completed in the fall of 2024. This includes a Pre-K-1st grade early childhood learning center and a multipurpose education center.
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As needed nurse within the Boone School District
EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Registered Nurse License
- BOEE Statement of Professional Recognition
TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to build relationships effectively and professionally with families and students.
- Experience developing and implementing curriculum.
- Physical ability to handle frequent sitting, stooping, bending, pushing, pulling, and moving throughout the room.
- Proven ability to maintain a safe and studious classroom environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum.
- Ability to collaborate within the school and instructional setting.
- Demonstrated desire to be a life-long learner.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Listed below are the essential tasks required for this job.
Job Tasks Descriptions1. Promotes and protects the optimal health status of school-age children 2. Provides health assessments 3. Provides health assessments, observes the child for development and health patterns in making nursing assessment, and identifies abnormal health findings4. Develops and implements a student health plan 5. Interprets the health status of students to parents and school personnel6. Initiates referral to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow through.7. Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies8. Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students9. Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students 10. Plans and implements school health management protocols11. Develops procedures and provides for emergency nursing management for injuries/illnesses 12. Provides direct health education and health counseling to assist students and families in making decisions on health and lifestyles that affect health13. Participates in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of health by teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater responsibility for their own health14. Serves as a resource person to the school staff members in health instruction 15. Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a liaison health professional between the home, school and community16. Acts as a resource person in promoting health careers17. Engages in research and evaluation of school health services to act as a change agent for school health programs and school nursing practices Provides consultation in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school district. 18. Where applicable, participates in the IEP plan development19. Assist with the Medicaid claiming process and do claiming on qualified students20. Perform other duties as assigned.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIESAmount of TimeNoneUnder 1/31/3 to 2/3Over 2/3StandX WalkX SitX Use hands to finger, handle or feelX PHYSICAL ACTIVITIESAmount of TimeNoneUnder 1/31/3 to 2/3Over 2/3Reach with hands and armsX Climb or balanceX Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawlX TalkX HearX TasteX SmellX WEIGHT AND FORCE DEMANDSAmount of TimeNoneUnder 1/31/3 to 2/3Over 2/3Up to 10 poundsX Up to 25 poundsX Up to 50 poundsX Up to 100 poundsX More than 100 poundsX MENTAL FUNCTIONSAmount of TimeNoneUnder 1/31/3 to 2/3Over 2/3CompareX AnalyzeX CommunicateX CopyX CoordinateX InstructX ComputeX SynthesizeX EvaluateX Use Interpersonal SkillsX CompileX NegotiateX WORK ENVIRONMENTAmount of TimeNoneUnder 1/31/3 to 2/3Over 2/3Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) X Work near moving mechanical partsX Work in high, precarious placesX Fumes or airborne particlesX Toxic or caustic chemicalsX Outdoor weather conditionsX Extreme cold (non-weather)X Extreme heat (non-weather)X Risk of electrical shockX Work with explosivesX Risk of radiationX VibrationX VISION DEMANDSREQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOBNo special vision requirements Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)XDistance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)XColor vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors) Peripheral vision Depth perception Ability to adjust focusNOISE LEVELLevel of noise typical in the work environment for this jobVery quiet QuietXModerateXLoud Very loud
Boone Community School District is an equal opportunity employer. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, jjanes@boone.k12.ia.us, at BCSD, 500 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036; (515) 433-0750.