Substitute School Nurse

Boone Community School District•Boone, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boone Community School District is seeking an as-needed substitute nurse to provide school health services district-wide. The nurse promotes and protects the health of school-age children, assesses students’ health and development, develops student health plans, and coordinates care with families, school personnel, and community health resources. The position also supports health education, emergency response, school health protocols, health policy development, and qualified-student Medicaid claims. The district describes its work as focused on valuing the uniqueness of all, partnering with families, developing positive character, and ensuring learning.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license.
BOEE Statement of Professional Recognition.
Highly developed oral and written communication skills.
Ability to build relationships effectively and professionally with families and students.
Experience developing and implementing curriculum.
Ability to maintain a safe and studious classroom environment.
Ability to collaborate within a school and instructional setting.
Demonstrated desire to be a lifelong learner.

Responsibilities

Promote and protect the optimal health status of school-age children.
Provide health assessments, observe children’s development and health patterns, and identify abnormal findings.
Develop and implement student health plans.
Interpret students’ health status to parents and school personnel.
Refer students to parents, school personnel, or community health resources for intervention, remediation, and follow-through.
Provide ongoing health counseling to students, parents, school personnel, and health agencies.
Use existing health resources to provide appropriate student care.
Maintain, evaluate, and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual student needs.
Plan and implement school health management protocols.
Develop procedures and provide emergency nursing management for injuries and illnesses.
Provide health education and counseling to help students and families make informed health and lifestyle decisions and take responsibility for their health.
Serve as a resource to school staff in health instruction and promote awareness of health careers.
Coordinate school and community health activities and serve as a health professional liaison among home, school, and community.
Research and evaluate school health services and support improvements to school health programs and nursing practices.
Consult on the formation of district health policies, goals, and objectives.
Participate in IEP plan development where applicable.
Assist with the Medicaid claiming process and submit claims for qualified students.
Perform other duties as assigned.