Certification

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing is mandatory.
• Valid CPR certification
• Minimum two years’ experience as a professional registered nurse.

Skills

• Possess basic pharmacological knowledge
• Ability to use clinic/medical equipment
• Ability to assess emergency situations
• Ability to lift students as required
• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills

• Ensure compliance with procedures, protocols, and other instructions provided for the ACA
• Assume responsibilities for appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, management, and referral activities for students
• Follow procedure for suspected cases of child abuse and neglect
• Provide health information to assist students and families in making health-related decisions
• Provide health education and anticipatory counseling
• Provide nursing care and physical screening to students; assess students and implement first aid measures for students as needed
• Maintain, evaluate, and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students
• Implement and record required screening programs; notify parents when further medical evaluation is needed
• Participate in home visits to assess the family’s needs as related to the child’s health
• Promote and assist in the control of communicable diseases through preventive immunization programs, early detection, surveillance, and reporting of contagious diseases
• Counsel with students concerning problems such as pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and substance abuse in order to facilitate responsible decision making practices
• Assist in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school unit
• Responsible to maintain and to update cumulative health records
• Act as a health liaison between school, home, and the community
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Performance of this job will be evaluated by the school principal in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures