School Nurse for 2026-27 school year

Basic Function:  Under the Director, Special Education and Auxiliary Support Services, provide school health and nursing services to students; promote health and prevention education and safety; serve as a technical and health education resource to students, personnel and the community. Essential Duties:  Provide school health and nursing services to students; conduct medical case finding and screening for vision, hearing, scoliosis and other health defects; provide emergency care for ill or injured students.  Promote health and prevention education and safety; conduct staff education and in-service training meetings related to specialized health conditions, procedures, medications and other issues.  Serve as a technical and health education resource to students, personnel and the community; respond to inquiries and provide information; communicate the condition of students with health liabilities to teachers; provide health charts and related information as necessary.  Provide consultation and assist school staff, students and families with communicable disease control, first aid, personal hygiene, student health, assessments and school site health and safety assessment, evaluate student immunization status at appropriate grade levels.  Collect, prepare and maintain a variety of records and reports related to student health and assigned activities; establish and maintain filing systems.  Assist the Special Education program with developing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for disabled students; assess home environments and student needs.  Train and provide work direction and guidance to assigned clerical staff.  Operate and maintain a variety of specialized medical equipment; assure proper working condition of equipment; operate stand office equipment including a computer and assigned software.  Attend assigned meetings and conferences.  Process child abuse referrals according to established procedures and regulations as directed.  Perform related duties as assigned.