School Nurse

Job Responsibilities

Contributes directly to the health education of both students and staff through activities that focus on disease prevention, health promotion, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to students.

Provides emergency first aid and direct care for students with injuries and illnesses.

Administers medicines, when necessary, under physician or parent instruction, with signed authorizations in place.

Assures quality of care by adhering to local County Health Association regulations as well as the standards set forth by the state board of nursing.

Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

Protects students and staff by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and Parish Nurse Guidelines.

Documents about student care services by maintaining student health records.

Serves as the responsible party ensuring documentation of all students’ immunizations.

Maintains student/parent confidence by keeping information confidential.

Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipates needed supplies; plans and expedites orders for supplies, including verifying receipt of supplies; uses equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviews professional publications; establishes personal networks; participates in professional societies.

Maintains cooperative relationships among health care teams by communicating information; responds to requests; builds rapport; cooperates in problem-solving.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Act as a professional liaison between students, staff, family, physician and community agencies.

Other duties as assigned.