Nurse - Concord Junior High School

Concord Community Schools•Elkhart, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform professional nursing duties to prevent the spread of illness and disease, promote the wellbeing and safety of students and staff, and to provide a range of health services enabling students to more fully utilize their educational opportunities to enhancing their academic success.

Requirements

Appropriate certification as required by the Indiana Department of Education.
Licensed registered nurse.
Ability to prepare written reports and correspondence.
Ability to communicate effectively with groups of students and parents.
Skills in human relations.
Ability to plan and organize; good work habits.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, teachers, and school staff.
Other qualifications that the School Board may require.

Responsibilities

Participates in developing, implementing, and evaluating school health program goals, objectives and procedures in cooperation with school personnel and community resources.
Participates in developing strategies, as needed, to eliminate or minimize health problems of students that may interfere with learning.
Participates in identifying and reporting environmental health and safety hazards (current and potential for students and staff).
Initiates, maintains, and annually reviews student health records (pupil health record immunization record, and reports of physical examination).
Maintains daily, monthly, and yearly statistical information regarding health status of students and staff and utilization of school health services programs.
Supervises paraprofessionals assigned health services duties in individual buildings.
Assists with training and education of paraprofessionals in proper techniques for medical treatments or procedures.
Identifies health problems of students through health assessment, health histories, review of health records, and screening programs.
Implements all vision and scoliosis screening programs mandates by Indiana law, plus vision screening of all 5th graders and new students, and scoliosis screening of all 6th and 8th graders.
Communicates current health problems, needs, and concerns of students to their parents and appropriate school staff.
Develops individualized health plans with specific goals, objectives, and interventions, based on student health needs, as indicated. (May be informal plans, outlined in student’s individual health folder)
Assists in identification of students with disabilities, interpreting health factors pertinent to the student’s disability; and develops, implements, and evaluates the health component of the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP).
Develops and maintains a system for providing first aid and emergency care.
Administers medications and treatments to students per physician’s order and parent authorization.
Provides health counseling to students to assist them in making decisions regarding their health and health behaviors.
Assists students and parents in identifying and utilizing available and appropriate community health resources.
Facilitates the attainment of students’ health needs by providing support to students and their families.
Provides educational opportunities for students to assist them in developing self-care skills to deal with health problems.
Provides consultation and assistance to teachers in their planning, implementation, and evaluations of health education units.
Serves on Student Assistance team to assist in planning and implementing strategies developed to aid students and their families.
Provides in-service education opportunities for school staff on health-related issues.
Collaborates with community agencies, health professionals, and school staff to identify the health needs, current and potential, of children and youth to facilitate school and community planning and intervention.
Critiques and utilizes current research in school, child, and family health and participates in health and educational research as appropriate.
Assumes responsibility for personal professional development.