Job Description
Grades: K - 8
Responsibilities:
- Promotes healthy practices for student success in general education
- Provides professional nursing services as per State Professional Practices Nursing
- Acts in accordance with School Nurse certification requirements
- Coordinates with special services personnel to support students
- Communicates health issues with administrators, teachers, and staff while adhering to HIPAA and federal laws
- Follows district policies on health, emergencies, accidents, drug abuse, and bullying
- Notifies relevant parties about confirmed communicable diseases as per district policy
- Writes legal reports, including assessment planning and Health History/Medical Review
- Develops policies, procedures, and work standards for the school health program
- Screens, conducts health appraisals, and provides follow-up evaluations for students and staff
- BSN
- Maryland RN License
- American Heart Association BLS
- 1 year experience in pediatrics