School Nurse Substitute — Champion Student Wellness

Culpeper County School Dist; Culpeper (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Culpeper County School District is seeking a Substitute School Nurse to assist in maintaining a school health clinic and program, providing first aid, health screenings, and coordination with students, parents, and staff.

The role requires an L.P.N. license and involves emergency care, referrals, medication delivery, and health documentation. The nurse will also serve as a classroom resource speaker and work with the Principal and Home School Coordinator.

Qualifications

• Virginia requires an L.P.N. license at minimum.
• Experience in school health settings preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly with students, parents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist with setting and maintaining standards of emergency care to minimize the effects of accidents and illness in the school.
• Respond to calls for emergencies in assigned school to evaluate the illness or injury.
• Administer first aid wherever necessary.
• Provide physical inspection for all referred students to include as needed, teeth, blood pressure, temperature, throats, vision, and posture.
• Assist with preschool registration.
• Inform parents of preschoolers of health regulations for entry into school.
• In case of emergency, transport students to a doctor’s office or hospital emergency room when the rescue squad is not needed.
• Make referrals for home visits to the Home School Coordinator to investigate school health concerns and do a follow-up visit with the Registered Nurse or Home School Coordinator, as appropriate.
• Secure copies of medical records and birth certificates for cumulative folders and keep current.
• Send notes, mail letters, and make phone calls to parents regarding health concerns or illness.
• Refer students with physical or emotional illness to the health department, mental health agency, school counselor or school psychologist.
• Keep a list of all students’ health problems with direction from parents or a family physician on action to be taken in case of emergencies (i.e., students with known physical illness such as diabetes, epilepsy, severe allergies to bee stings, etc.)
• Serve as a resource speaker or team-teach in a classroom to present certain health units to educate students in becoming knowledgeable health consumers.
• Follow-up with parents of children who have a prolonged absence due to illness.
• Maintain standards of emergency care to minimize the effects of accidents and illness in school.
• Coordinate other agencies’ health related referrals and services.
• Assist Principals with evaluation and identification of communicable diseases and coordination of services to the students.
• Delivery of medications to students as required by Board policy.
• After approval, report the student’s health status and reaction at school to medication(s) or those factors in the school that might affect their condition to the student’s physician.
• Provide screening(s) to all students as required by Board policy.
• Assist in the development and periodic revision of first aid policies and policies for caring for ill students.
• Other related duties as assigned by the Principal and/or Director of Special Education.

Skills

English proficiency

Professional development

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

L.P.N. license

Job description

Culpeper County School District is seeking a Substitute School Nurse to assist in maintaining a school health clinic and program, providing first aid, health screenings, and coordination with students, parents, and staff.

The role requires an L.P.N. license and involves emergency care, referrals, medication delivery, and health documentation. The nurse will also serve as a classroom resource speaker and work with the Principal and Home School Coordinator.