School Clinic Nurse

Overview

The Big Walnut Local School District is currently seeking qualified candidates for a School Clinic Nurse position beginning the 26/27 school year. Schedule and hours are to be determined; contract for a full school year is for 192 days and is hired through the ESC of Central Ohio.

School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and health of students.

Job Goals

Provides overall leadership and coordination of the district health care services. Includes clinical assessments of students and staff; offers clinical nursing care services, as appropriate; secures and administers student medications; maintains and reviews student health care records, including immunization compliance; provides health care education to students and staff.

Qualifications

• One to four years related school nurse experience or 5 years experience in Critical Care, Emergency Department, Pediatrics, or prior public health experience
• RN licensed by the Ohio Board of Nursing
• School Nurse Registration with ODE required
• Current/clear BCI/FBI
• Current Certification in CPR/AED/First Aid

Reports To

District Nurse, Building Principal and Director of Student Services

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct hearing, vision, and blood pressure screenings, and make referrals as appropriate
• Maintain up-to-date health records for students
• Assume responsibility for injured or ill students
• Act as health consultant for teachers, students, curriculum, school, health, and community agencies
• Act as liaison between the school district and the medical community
• Dispense medication or delegate according to the Ohio Revised Code with appropriate training, demonstrations, supervision, and evaluation
• Must be available for emergencies in all district buildings
• Assist in disease control programs by enforcing local and state immunization laws, screening for lice and other communicable diseases
• Assist with individual health care plans for students with special health care needs, and in-service staff as needed
• Monitor school environment for safety
• Act as a consultant, health educator, and counselor to promote disease prevention and healthy lifestyles for students, staff, and parents
• Provide leadership for school and community health issues
• Act as student advocate
• Keep records updated
• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life and conduct
• Observe ethics of the nursing profession; exhibit professional behavior, emotional stability, and sound judgment, and maintain confidentiality
• Identify nursing tasks appropriate to delegate in the individual situation, and provide procedural guidelines for orientation and training, return demonstration and documentation, schedule for supervision, and ongoing evaluation
• Provide staff with necessary student health information on an "as needed" to know basis, e.g., health restriction list
• Report all cases of child abuse and neglect to the proper authorities
• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., medical records, prescription medicine, IEPs
• Interact positively with staff, students, and parents
• Promote good public relations
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Ensure the safety of students
• Make educational presentations of health information to students and school staff
• Check to see that emergency medical information is appropriately gathered and filed in each school
• Conduct routine screening programs of designated grade levels and students, and of students with suspected disabilities
• Work to assist school personnel in immediate treatment and disposition to home or hospital of students who are injured, ill, or found to have a communicable disease
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent and/or Principals

For questions regarding this position, please contact Ross Linscott, Director of Student Services ( ).