Rn School Nurse

The Nurse attends to the health needs of the children, parents, and staff participating in all Agency programs and supervises LPNs.

Essential Duties:

· Models appropriate health behaviors for children and staff.

· Makes weekly health rounds in classrooms.

· Carries-out special health routines for children with special needs in cooperation with Special Services

Coordinator.

· Conducts health assessment interviews with parents.

· Administers medication and documents appropriately.

· Makes health referrals to community agencies as indicated.

· Accompanies children in case of illness/accidents.

· Performs required health screening on employees.

· Facilitates communication with family/staff regarding mutual health concerns about children.

· Works with Health Services Coordinator to recruit and train parent volunteers for the health component.

· Assists in implementing and adheres to Head Start Performance Standards, specifically 1304.

· Makes selected home health visits as requested by Health Services Coordinator.

· Notifies parents of health screening results and facilitates medical follow up as appropriate.

· Provides health counseling and referral services to employees upon request.

· Facilitates the integration of health education into the classroom plan using the health education design and IMIL Concepts.

· Develops health resource materials for education and family services staff.

· Conducts health in-service sessions as appropriate.

· Attends workshops and training sessions as requested by Health Services Coordinator and shares information.

· Assesses and responds to daily health needs of children in the classroom.

· Assists education staff in preparing children for health screening.

· Offers input to Health/Services Coordinator in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health services to families.

· Participates in initial, mid-year, exit, and individual case conferences as needed.

· Arranges, performs, and documents child health screening.

· Plans/conducts health related parent workshops as appropriate.

· Maintains daily log and documents assessment, intervention and follow-up on individual health records.

· Assists with all aspects of record keeping and data entry for health content area.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Medical specialties:

• Pediatrics

Physical setting:

• School

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• NYS RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person