What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Nurse position at West Elementary?
- Promotes and protects the optimal health status of school age children.
- Provides health assessments such as vision, hearing, dental, and scoliosis as well as EPSDT screening and initiates referrals to parents, school personnel or community resources on abnormal findings.
- Develops and implements a health plan and maintains complete and accurate records per HIPAA guidelines.
- Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual students, including Asthma Action Plans and Immunization Compliance Forms.
- Provides treatment for minor illness and injury within the standard of nursing care and school nurse protocol as per school district standing orders and parental permission.
- Administer daily medication that must be given during school hours with physician order and signed parental permission form.
- Develops procedures and provides for emergency nursing management for illness and injuries.
- Promotes and assist in control of communicable diseases.
- Provides age appropriate counseling and education to students concerning such issues as abstinence, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, alcohol/substance abuse, nutrition, hygiene and physical fitness in order to facilitate responsible decision making.
- Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a health professional liaison between home, school and community.
- Provides consultation in the form of health policies, goals and objectives and assist with school Wellness Policy as needed.
- Participates in IEP Plan development as needed.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Qualified to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Mississippi and is licensed by the Mississippi Board of Nursing.
- Certified in CPR.