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Position Type: Substitute/Substitute School Nurse
Date Posted: November 19, 2024
Location: Kingsway Regional School District
Job Details
Qualifications
- As set by State Certification Agency Reports To: Building Principal Supervises: Students as directed Job Goal: To plan and conduct a total health program for students in accordance with state law/regulations and Board policy
- Performance
Responsibilities
- Assess the physical well-being of the pupils in terms of developmental and present health status
- Coordinate the health referral process and communicate health findings to appropriate persons and/or agencies
- Provide health counseling for pupils, parents and staff
- Maintain a comprehensive health history appraisal record system
- Provide direct health care services to pupils and staff
- Maintain an adequate communicable disease control program, in accord with state law and regulation
- Participate as a member of the “Child Study Team” of the district
- Consult with staff regarding modification or change in the educational environment necessitated by the pupils’ developmental or health status
- Participate in the health education program by providing health instruction and in-service education
- Initiate, facilitate and maintain liaison between the school and community health agencies
- Disseminate information on health careers upon request
- Provide reports and information as required by the state or the local Board of Education
- Implement policy on exclusion and re-admission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases
- Assist school personnel in establishing sanitary conditions in the school
- Participate in in-service training programs
- Uphold and enforce school rules, administrative regulations and Board policy
- Maintain familiarity with current trends and practices in the field of school health and continuously improve professional competence through in-service programs, performance evaluations and the individual professional improvement plan
- Participate as a member of the Core Team
- Assists school physician and athletic trainers with physicals on all new students and sports candidates
- Employment conditions: Contract year: September 1 to June 30 (10 Mos.) Job Family Professional Staff Pay Grade/Compensation Structure: $210/Day Evaluation: In accordance with Board policy