School Nurse

Mt. Blue Regional School District • Farmington, ME

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and disability, and the early detection and correction of health problems. This role is for a School Nurse at Mt. Blue High School.

Requirements

• Three (3) year's experience as a professional registered nurse.
• Certification as required by the Department of Education.
• Possession of a current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Maine.
• A baccalaureate degree is required for all nurses hired after 2010.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with high school aged groups preferred.
• 2 years experience working with youth preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide health assessments.
• Obtains a health and developmental history.
• Screens and evaluates findings for deficits in vision, hearing, scoliosis, growth, etc.
• Observes the child for development and health patterns in making a nursing assessment and nursing diagnosis.
• Identifies health findings which do not fall within the normal range.
• Assists with physical examinations when conducted in the school.
• Develops and implements a health plan.
• Interprets the health status of pupils to school personnel.
• Initiates referrals to parents, school personnel and community health resources for intervention, remediation, and follow through.
• Provides ongoing health information to pupils, parents, school personnel and health agencies.
• Recommends and helps to implement modifications of school programs to meet students' health needs.
• Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of pupils.
• Maintains, evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students.
• Participates as the health specialist on the child education evaluation team to develop the health Individualized Educational Plan (I.E.P.).
• Plans and implements school health management protocols for the child with chronic health problems, including the administration of medication.
• Participates in home visits to assess the family's need as related to the child's health.
• Develops procedures and provides for crises intervention for acute illness, injury and emotional disturbances.
• Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases through preventive immunization programs, early detection, surveillance and reporting of contagious diseases.
• Recommends provisions for a school environment conducive to learning.
• Provides information on health.
• Provides health information to assist students and families in making health related decisions.
• Participates in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of health be teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater responsibility for their own health.
• Provides information to adolescents concerning health problems in order to encourage responsible decision-making practices.
• Serves as a resource person to the classroom teacher and administrator in health instruction and as a member of the health curriculum development committees.
• Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a liaison person between the home, school, and community.
• Acts as a resource person in promoting health careers.
• Engages in research and evaluation of school health services to act as a change agent for school health programs and school nursing practices.
• Assists in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school unit.
• Is responsible for maintaining and updating cumulative health records.
• Helps develop/revise school health policies, procedures and standing orders.
• Prepares the budget for school health supplies.
• Reviews, revises and implements emergency policies, including in-service health and safety programs for personnel.
• Prepares first aid kits for each building.
• Organizes, instructs, and supervises school health volunteers or assistants.
• Reports regularly in writing to the principal and superintendent on school health activities.
• Prepares statistical reports for the Department of Educational and Cultural Services and Department of Human Services for the superintendent's signature as required.
• Implements the school medication policy and procedure.
• Interprets school health services to school personnel.
• Plans, implements, and supervises school health screening programs in accordance with state and district requirements and recommendations.
• Provides follow-up services when indicated.
• Interprets appraisal findings, and helps students and parents accept responsibility for diagnosis and treatment.
• Serves as a health liaison between school, home, and the community.
• Makes home visits as needed.
• Encourages parents to maintain current immunization protection as recommended by the Department of Human Services.
• Participates in the health aspects of kindergarten pre-registration.
• Helps school personnel recognize departures from appropriate behavior and growth patterns; helps students and staff adjust student programs when necessary to accommodate health needs of students.
• Serves as a resource person to school personnel.
• Participates selectively in classroom instruction under the supervision of the teacher.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level