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SUBSTITUTE NURSES
JOB DESCRIPTION
SUBSTITUTE NURSES
JOB DESCRIPTION
- TOTAL COMPENSATION: Salary based on experience and education level per CBOE salary schedule plus competitive benefits package equal to approximately 35% of direct compensation. Please use the following link for further details Benefits and Salaries | Pendleton County Schools.
- QUALIFICATIONS:
- Holds a valid RN licensure issued by the West Virginia Board of Examiners with review and approval of disciplinary action and have completed 12 hours of training related to school nursing and 6 hours of clinical time with a certified school nurse who is an RN.
- Holds or is eligible to hold a WV School Nurse Support Certificate or School Nurse Substitute Permit.
- Has the following professional competencies:
- Demonstrates expertise and experience in working with school-age children in health-related fields.
- Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team.
- Demonstrates ability to work individually without direct supervision.
- Demonstrates ability to organize and schedule time efficiently.
- Demonstrates knowledge of important, relevant, and current issues pertaining to school-age children.
- Demonstrates an understanding of health education programs.
- Demonstrates ability to maintain complete and accurate records.
- Demonstrates ability to related a positive attitude in working with other staff members and hte public.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the wellness concept and preventive health program.
- Demonstrates knowledge of health counseling techniques.
- Possesses health assessment and observation skills.
- Possesses at least minimal knowledge of local, state, and national health resources.
- IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Assistant Superintendent
- TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: As Needed
- SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS: Works with the School Health Clinics, with school personnel and with the community in planning and delivery of school health programs.
- JOB GOAL: To implement approved total health program at the local school level and collaborate with principals and teachers in providing health education for students and in-service programs for personnel and provides nursing support at the School Health Clinics (4-5 half days/week).
- PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: :
- Works collaboratively with the School Health Clinics to provide health services to students.
- Delivers school health services at the local level.
- Collaborates with principals and teachers to provide health education and in-service programs at the local level.
- Utilizes community health care resources in providing school health services for assigned schools.
- Complies with health and screening regulations as mandated by West Virginia State law, West Virginia Department of Education regulations and county policies.
- Documents health information for appropriate school personnel and health care agencies.
- Provides statistical health information for the school health office.
- Implements a follow-up program to assure correction of remedial health problems.
- Assists in modification of the educational program for exceptional students.
- Assesses immunization status of students entering a West Virginia school for the first time and provides information for a report to the West Virginia State Health Department Immunization Control Division and other appropriate agencies.
- identifies and reports student at high risk for health problems.
- Completes health appraisals on all students referred by Office of Exceptional Students, parents, and teachers.
- Attends IEP meetings and writes health components of the Individualized Education Program for students at their assigned schools.
- Designates personnel to perform specialized health procedures on identified students.
- Trains and supervises designated personnel in performance of specialized health procedures.
- Provides for emergency care and first aid to injured and ill students and school personnel, maintains and replenishes health supplies.
- Provides instruction in CPR and First Aid for selected personnel.
- Counsels with students and parents, confers with teachers and other school personnel to share and interpret student health problems.
- Follows-up on all abnormalities found, assists parents by referring to appropriate health care providers.
- Controls communicable diseases by observing signs and symptoms and providing follow-up measures.
- Records all health information for Health Services file and on permanent records cards, compiles health statistics for monthly and annual reports.
- Coordinates and assists in special medical clinics approved by the Office of Health Services.
- Follows up on all accident reports of student submitted by principals.
- Provides pre-enrollment screening for kindergarten students.
- Utilizes self-appraisal for the improvement of administrative skills.
- Demonstrates unbiased attitudes in fulfilling administrative responsibilities.
- Performs other assignments related to the job as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent.
- Evaluation: Performance of this job will e evaluated in accordance with provisions of Board policy on evaluation of professional personnel.
