School Health Nurse - Baltimore, MD, United States - Morgan State University

Description

School-Based Registered Nurse (Contractual)

The School-Based Registered Nurse ("School Nurse") is a contractual academic school year position that is a partnership between Morgan State University and Baltimore City Public Schools.

The School Nurse fulfills multiple roles which serve to promote student health and educational success including:

providing direct care and assessments to students and populations; providing leadership for the provision of health services and programmatic coordination on the local, regional and state level; providing/coordinating screening and referral for health conditions; promoting a healthy school environment; promoting/providing health education, referral and advocacy; serving in leadership roles for health policies and programs; being a member of the multidisciplinary educational team; being a liaison between school personnel, family, health care professionals, and the community; and serving as a case manager to chronically ill students including delegation of care needs and health services delivery oversight.

Summary of Job Duties:

• Provide basic healthcare to students in the case of injury or acute illness.
• Develop and implement Individualized Healthcare Plans for students with chronic illnesses and/or

medical disabilities.

• Complete nursing appraisal for all student with chronic illnesses and/or medical disabilities.
• Develop and promote health education programs for the school community.
• Maintain all clinical records.
• Coordinate state mandated, annual vision and hearing screenings for assigned school(s).
• Counsel students, parents, teachers, and school administrators regarding health problems,

providing information and/or referrals to community resources.

• Develop plans and procedures, as well as training of staff for emergency management of illnesses

and injuries within the school community.

• Monitor and track student immunization compliance.
• Train and monitor unlicensed school staff in administering routine and emergency medications to

students with chronic health conditions.

• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary student support team, providing health counsel in the

development and implementation of both Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and Section 504b
Plans for students with chronic health conditions.

• Serve as a member of the student wellness support team, providing input regarding to mental

wellness and case management.

• Perform and promote all activities in compliance with equal employment and non-discrimination

policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school board policies and the professional standards.