School Nurse

Summary of Position: Provide essential healthcare services to students, including direct care, emergency assistance, medication administration, and health education, to foster a climate of health and well-being within the school setting. Work independently with minimal supervision, applying intermediate-level knowledge to ensure student safety and academic readiness, while also supporting staff in promoting a healthy school environment. Description of Duties:  •  Provide direct care to students, including administering medications, giving intramuscular injections, performing respiratory assessments and assisting with emergency needs. • Monitor and assess student health on a regular basis to differentiate between those who can remain in school and those who need to be excluded due to illness. • Maintain accurate health records. • Conduct regular health screenings such as vision and hearing tests; identify issues and communicate with parents, guardians, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies as necessary. • Collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators as well as healthcare providers and community resources to promote student health and create a safe school environment. • Serve as a resource for health-related issues, providing guidance and support. • Provide health education to students, staff members, parents, and guardians on topics such as hand hygiene, nutrition, physical activity, and other preventive practices. • Perform mandatory reporting duties to ensure compliance with all relevant local, state, and federal laws and regulations. • Identify problems and resolve moderately complex issues related to healthcare matters. • Providing health advice to school educational teams, such as the Committee on Special Education and the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) team • Perform additional duties as assigned. Skills Qualifications:  • Intermediate nursing knowledge, including infection control, medication administration, understanding of body functions and health assessment procedures. • Knowledge of public health management protocols. • Knowledge of child development and educational principles and approaches pertinent to children with various disabilities and learning needs. • Knowledge of educational approaches for planning and implementation of intervention programs for children and families. • Knowledge of DPA policies and procedures. • Ability to perform clinical tasks professionally. • Ability to identify symptoms of diseases and chronic medical problems. • Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to communicate with those with sight, hearing, and speech impairments. • Good computer skills, and the ability to use all relevant software. • Ability to build productive internal and external working relationships and to resolve mutual problems by collaborating on procedures or transactions. • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality. • Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments simultaneously. • Ability to provide standard professional advice and create initial reports/analysis for review by experienced team professionals. • The ability to assist students with toileting, feeding, transference from one seat to another seat or location. • The ability to remove students’ clothing, diaper students, and clean students. • Occasionally required to move equipment weighing up to 25 pounds. • Occasionally required to maneuver and assist people weighing from 25 pounds to more than 100 pounds. • Occasionally exposed to hazardous fluids. • Occasionally exposed to the risk of needlesticks and exposure to communicable diseases.  Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor’s Degree is required. * Nursing Certification from Department of Education recommended * Previous work experience in a school nurse setting is recommended. * Minimum of three (3) years experience in an doctor’s office setting. Benefits * 100% employer paid health, dental and vision insurance * Employer contribution into TRSGA retirement program for employee * Competitive salary range * Paid vacation/sick leave  hr@dekalbprepacademy.org