Substitute School Nurse

Ohio Department of Education-posted 2 months ago
Massillon, OH
1-10 employees
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
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The Substitute School Nurse provides overall leadership and coordination of the district health care services. This includes clinical assessments of students and staff, offering clinical nursing care services as appropriate, securing and administering student medications, and maintaining and reviewing student health care records, including immunization compliance. The nurse also provides health care education to students and staff.

  • Conduct hearing, vision, scoliosis, and blood pressure screenings, and make referrals as appropriate
  • Maintain up-to-date health records for students
  • Assume responsibility for injured, ill students, and diabetic students
  • Act as health consultant for teachers, students, curriculum, school, health and community agencies
  • Act as liaison between school district and the medical community
  • Authorize exclusion and re-admission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases
  • Dispense medication or delegate according to Ohio Revised Code with appropriate training, demonstrations, supervision, and evaluation
  • Be available for emergencies in the K-12 building
  • Assist in disease control programs by enforcing local and state immunization laws, screening for lice and other communicable diseases
  • Assist with individual health care plans for students with special health care needs, and in-service staff as needed
  • Monitor school environment for safety
  • Act as consultant, health educator and counselor to promote disease prevention and healthy lifestyles for students, staff and parents
  • Provide leadership for school and community health issues
  • Act as student advocate
  • Keep records and emergency contact information updated
  • Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life and conduct
  • Observe ethics of the nursing profession; exhibit professional behavior, emotional stability and sound judgment, and maintain confidentiality
  • Identify nursing tasks appropriate to delegate in the individual situation, and provide procedural guidelines for orientation and training, return demonstration and documentation, schedule for supervision, and ongoing evaluation
  • Provide staff with necessary student health information on an 'as needed' to know basis, e.g., health restriction list
  • Report all cases of child abuse and neglect to the proper authorities
  • Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
  • Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., medical records, prescription medicine, IEP's
  • Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
  • Promote good public relations
  • Attend meetings and in-services as required
  • Ensure safety of students
  • Provide counsel and assistance to teachers toward the solution of instructional problems, and in locating and securing various types of educational materials
  • Participate in local and state seminars
  • Purchase all necessary medical supplies, materials and equipment for the district
  • Coordinate the activities related to the school nursing program
  • Attend meetings and in-services as required
  • Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or equivalent from a four-year college or university
  • One to four years related experience
  • N. licensed by the Ohio Board of Nursing
  • Certification in CPR
  • $115/day salary
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