Job Description
School Nurse
Assess and evaluate students' medical history, including social, behavioral, psychological and familial concerns. Utilizing evidenced based practice, identify need for appropriate nursing services in the school setting. Initiate a plan of care with student and family input to best meet needs of individual student. Implement plan of care with consultation with school staff and community providers as necessary. Evaluate effectiveness of interventions and revise plan as necessary. Provides care for students in special needs classroom as assigned. Administer prescribed and approved medication to students with parent/guardian and physician consent. Conducts home visits to initiate or follow up on the health care needs of students. Notify appropriate individuals, ie building nurse, parents, staff, physicians of immediate and potential health related concerns. Provides information about health and disease prevention in cooperation with health education programs withi...