School Nurse Substitute: Protect Student Health & Wellness

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

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.