Substitute School Nurse LVN Certified

Splendora Independent School District; Splendora (TX); On-site; USD 1,516,128 - 1,989,371; Part time

Job summary

Splendora Independent School District seeks a Substitute LVN School Nurse to provide essential nursing care to students in a school environment. The role is part-time and requires an LVN certification.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with health care providers and school staff to ensure student health needs are met. Duties include administering health programs, conducting assessments, and maintaining accurate records.

Training is required annually, and reasonable assurance for continued employment is offered.

Qualifications

• Must meet the qualifications of a school nurse as defined in state regulations.
• Ability to diagnose and provide care for ill or injured students.
• Ability to convey appropriate medical information.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with health care providers to ensure access and continuity of care.
• Assist in the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive health program.
• Evaluate nursing care provided and adjust plans as necessary.

Skills

Medical terminology knowledge

First aid skills

Ability to work with diverse individuals

Problem-solving skills

Computer skills (Word, Excel)

Education

LVN Certification

Tools

Blood glucose monitor

Stethoscope

Thermometer

Sphygmomanometer

Job description

Job Description

Title

Substitute LVN School Nurse

Salary

LVN $95 a day

Essential Functions

• Works collaboratively with health care providers, students parents, school district staff and community agencies to ensure access and continuity of care for students.
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive school health program.
• Collects information about the health development status of students for compliance with state immunization regulations and Board of Education policies.
• Conducts school programs of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing.
• Performs nursing assessment for students who are ill or injured; applies appropriate theory as basis for providing first aid, nursing care, intervention and referrals for those students.
• Evaluates nursing care provided and changes plan of care as necessary.
• Implements Board policy with respect to the exclusion and readmission of students in connection with certain infectious and contagious diseases (e.g., Tuberculosis).
• Maintains accurate records and documentation in accordance with state and federal law, and Board of Education policies.
• Develops individual health care plan (ICHP) when needed with specific goals, nursing diagnosis, and interventions delineating school-nursing actions unique to students’ needs and for incorporation into the student’s individualized educational plan (IEP).
• Intervenes as guided by the nursing care plan to implement nursing actions that promote, maintain or restore health, prevent illness and effect rehabilitation.
• Serves as a member of school teams as designated health care professional (e.g., Crisis Teams, PPT, Section 504).
• Provides guidance, counseling and health education to students, parents and employees as necessary.
• Reports to parents, school district personnel, physicians, clinics, and others as needed to meet student health needs.
• Provides instruction and training regarding the Heimlich Maneuver, Blood Borne Pathogen training, the school district’s Emergency plan, and with regard to providing care for students, including students with disabilities.
• Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory; practice and participation in research, including narrative and statistical reports.
• Provides medical assessment to school district employees as requested.
• Provides health education to students as requested.
• Notifies the appropriate person or agency of student’s injury/illness in accordance with Board policy as necessary.
• Confers with parents, students and school district staff and professionals to interpret health and developmental assessments.

Additional Duties

• Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisors or other administrators.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment

• Uses medical equipment to provide health care to students/staff, including, but not limited to, blood glucose monitor, stethoscopes, thermometers, sphygmomanometers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, first aid, illnesses and injuries, nutrition, and related areas.
• Ability to diagnose and provide care for ill or injured students.
• Ability to convey appropriate medical information to school district staff or medical professionals to ensure a proper maintenance in the school setting.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed for position.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Powerpoint, the Internet, Outlook, electronic mail).
• Ability to problem solve job-related issues.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals and students with special needs.
• Ability to follow oral and written orders from supervisors, administrators, physicians, and to coordinate work with principal, teachers and others.
• Ability to describe orally and in writing school health services provided, issues and concerns regarding school health.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Work in standard school building environment.
• Exposure to body secretions, blood borne pathogens, medicine and medicinal supplies, illnesses and diseases.

Qualifications Profile

• LVN Certification
• Must meet the qualifications of a school nurse as defined in state regulations.

License or Certificate

• LVN Certiciation

Shift Type

• Part-Time
• If accepted into the SISD substitute pool, you will have reasonable assurance for continued substitute employment after school-year breaks and summer break. Annual training is required at the beginning of each school year.