REGISTERED NURSE

The School Nurse contributes to the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students by facilitating positive student responses to normal development; promoting health and safety; intervening with actual and potential health problems; providing case management services; and actively collaborating with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning.

Requirements

• Provides first aid for injuries and acute illness.
• Monitors student immunization compliance, notifies parents of discrepancies, and coordinates with the Principal any actions necessary to comply with state and city mandated immunization policies.
• Administers properly prescribed emergency medication (e.g., Benadryl, epinephrine, glucagon, or insulin).
• Provides health counseling for individual students and assists in preparation and deliverance of health and hygiene programs.
• Consults with parents or guardian and/or physician regarding a student’s health.
• Coordinates with public health officials in reporting communicable diseases.
• Reports and follows-up suspected child abuse and neglect to social services authorities.
• Administers prescription and non-prescription medication in accordance with SED requirements and Birch policy and procedures.
• Assists students, parents, and teachers in adapting to various chronic health problems, i.e. diabetes, dialysis, cancer, etc
• Participates in establishing or revising school and agency policies. Alerts school administrators to health trends and problems.
• Comply with regulatory requirements and school policy and procedures in all areas, and maintain appropriate learning environments, including clean and organized work and common areas.
• Maintain appropriate and effective interpersonal relationships with team and department members, parents, other staff, supervisors, administrators, and outside agencies.
• Demonstrate open communication, flexibility and the ability to learn and utilize team building strategies
• The ability to self-evaluate, to utilize supervision and problem solve
• The ability to both offer and accept assistance to/from others