CLASSIFIED_SUB School Nurse

Gretna Public Schools; Gretna (NE); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Gretna Public Schools in Gretna, Nebraska seeks a School Nurse Substitute to support student health services across the district. The nurse will assess health needs, coordinate care plans, and work with families, teachers and health agencies.

Responsibilities include health assessments, developing student health plans, promoting infection control, and maintaining health data; candidates must meet state requirements and be prepared for on-site assignments.

Qualifications

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Responsibilities

• Promote and protect the optimal health status of students.
• Provide health assessments: obtain health histories; screen and evaluate findings of deficit in vision, hearing, scoliosis, growth, etc.; observe development and health patterns in making nursing assessment; identify abnormal health findings.
• Develop and implement student health plans, including individual student health plans and asthma, anaphylaxis and diabetes self-management plans: interpret health status of students to parents and school personnel; initiate referral to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow-through; provide ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies; utilize existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students.
• Maintain, evaluate and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students.
• Plan and implement school health management protocols.
• Promote and assist in the control of communicable diseases; ensure appropriate exclusion from and re-entry into school in accordance with State health guidelines and Board policy; report communicable diseases as required by law; implement precautions for bloodborne pathogens and other infectious diseases.
• Provide health education and anticipatory guidance: direct health education and health counseling to assist students and families in making decisions on health and lifestyles; participate in health education for improvement of health through teaching; counsel with students concerning health problems; serve as a resource person to staff in health instruction; conduct medication administration training and assessment for staff.
• Coordinate school and community health activities and serve as a liaison between home, school and community.
• Participate in the development of IEPs and 504 assessments and plans for students with disabilities who need school health services.
• Monitor security and safe administration of medications.
• Complete health-related reports and forms required by the Nebraska Department of Education and other agencies and ensure submission by due date.
• Serve as a role model and positive community member; maintain confidentiality and adhere to district policies.

Job description

CLASSIFIED_SUB School Nurse

Gretna Public Schools District Wide - Gretna, Nebraska Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 4977919

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 13, 2023 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Gretna Public Schools

School Nurse Substitute Job Description

It is the policy of Gretna Public Schools to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs. Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the Superintendent.

Responsibilities

• Promote and protect the optimal health status of students.
• Provide health assessments:
  • Obtain health histories.
  • Screen and evaluate findings of deficit in vision, hearing, scoliosis, growth, etc.
  • Observe development and health patterns in making nursing assessment.
  • Identify abnormal health findings.
• Develop and implement student health plans, including individual student health plans and asthma, anaphylaxis and diabetes self-management plans:
  • Interpret the health status of students to parents and school personnel.
  • Initiate referral to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow-through.
  • Provide ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies.
  • Utilize existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students.
• Maintain, evaluate and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students.
• Plan and implement school health management protocols.
• Promote and assist in the control of communicable diseases. Responsible to ensure appropriate exclusion from and re-entry into school in accordance with State health guidelines and Board policy and for reporting communicable diseases as required by law. Implement precautions for bloodborne pathogens and other infectious diseases.
• Provide health education and anticipatory guidance:
  • Provide direct health education and health counseling to assist students and families in making decisions on health and lifestyles that affect health.
  • Participate in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of health by teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater responsibility for their own health.
  • Counsel with students concerning health problems such as pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and substance abuse in order to facilitate responsible decision-making practices.
  • Serve as a resource person to staff members in health instruction.
  • Conduct medication administration training and assessment to permit other employees to administer medication to students.
• Coordinate school and community health activities and serve as a liaison health professional between the home, school and community.
• Participate in the development of IEPs and 504 assessments and plans for students with disabilities who need school health services as a related service.
• Monitor security and safe administration of medications.
• Complete, or oversee the completion of, all health-related reports and forms required by the Nebraska Department of Education and other governmental agencies and ensure that such reports and forms are submitted on or before the due date.
• Serve as a role model to all students.
• Serve as a positive member of the community in a way that does not negatively affect the District’s reputation or image in the community.
• Refrain from engaging in conduct that interferes with the operations of the District, including the education of students.
• Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with other staff and administration.
• Adhere to all District policies, rules, regulations, and supervisory directives.
• Maintain confidentiality of information concerning staff, students, and parents in accordance with law and District rules.
• Adhere to the code of ethics of the District and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE Rule 27).

FLSA Exempt Status: Non-exempt.

Essential Functions: The essential functions of the School Nurse position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and performance responsibilities which require effective teaching and communication skills; and (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements.

At-Will Position. This position is an “at-will” position and may be terminated, with or without cause, at any time in the sole discretion of the Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee.

Physical Requirements

School Nurse

NE = Non-Essential

NE

NE

E

E

E

E

Stamina

1. Sitting

X

2. Walking

X

3. Standing

X

4. Sprinting/Running

X

Flexibility

5. Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person

X

6. Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person

X

7. Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling

X

8. Reaching above the head

X

9. Reaching forward

X

10. Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example: typing, data entry, etc.)

X

Activities

11. Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.)

X

12. Hand/grip strength

X

13. Driving on the job

X

14. Typing non-stop

X

Use of Arms and Hands

15. Manual dexterity (using a wrench or screwing a lid on a jar)

X

16. Finger dexterity (typing or putting a nut on a bolt)

X

Lifting Requirements

17. Lifting up to 10 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

18. Lifting 11 to 25 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

19. Lifting 26 to 50 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

20. Lifting 51 to 75 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

21. Lifting 76 plus pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

22. Can load/items weighing over 50 pounds that are lifted or carried be shared, or reduced into smaller loads?

X

Pushing/Pulling

23. 25 to 50 pounds

X

24. 51 to 75 pounds

X

25. 76 to 90 pounds

X

26. Over 90 pounds

X

Carrying

27. 10 to 25 pounds

X

28. 26 to 50 pounds

X

29. 51 to 75 pounds

X

30. 76 to 90 pounds

X

31. Over 90 pounds

X

Position Type: Substitute

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required