What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Substitute (Long Term) position at Winchester School District?
-Applies appropriate theory as basis for decision-making in nursing practice.
-Establishes and maintains a school health program.
-Collects information about the health and developmental status of the student in a systematic and continuous manner.
-Uses data collected about the health and developmental status of the student to determine a nursing diagnosis.
-Develops a nursing care plan with specific goals and interventions delineating school nursing action unique to students’ needs.
-Intervenes as guided by the nursing care plan to implement nursing actions that promote, maintain, or restore health, prevent illness, and effect rehabilitation.
-Assesses student responses to nursing actions in order to revise the database, nursing diagnosis, and nursing care plan and to determine progress made toward goal achievement.
-Collaborates with other professionals in planning to assure quality of health care provided to students.
-Assist student, families, and school personnel to achieve optimal level of wellness through health educations.
-Assumes responsibility for continuing education and professional development and contributes to the professional growth of others.
-Participates with others in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating school health and community services that include primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
-Contributes to school nursing practice through innovation in theory and practice and participation in research.
-Performs other duties as required.
-This job description lists the general duties and is not intended to list every specific function required.
This position will be from August 27th thru December 1st
