School Nurse - Amherst, United States - Amherst-Pelham Regional School District
Description
SafetyEducates and promotes compliance with universal precautions.Identifies unsafe conditions in the school setting and collaborates with the administration and school personnel towards resolution.
Collaborates with school personnel to develop and facilitate safety plans dealing with students with health conditions.
C. EducationCollaborates with staff in the development, implementation, and delivery of school health programs.
Collaborates with staff in modifying the educational program to meet health and emotional needs of individual students.
Consults with teachers regarding students specific health issues that may impact learning.
D. Record Keeping / ReportingMaintains computerized medical records for each student enrolled in the district.
Maintains updated information in each students computer record, including immunizations and screenings.
Prepares and submits all reports mandated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Maintains adequate health room supplies.
Provides interpretation of health assessments and medical data for SPED evaluations.
E. CommunicationUtilizes effective written, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills.
Communicates with parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and agencies regarding student health issues when appropriate.
Attends meetings and conferences regarding health services and professional development.
Maintains a positive environment in the health room and in communication with students, parents, staff, agencies and administrators.
Interprets school health regulations to school administrators, staff, and parents.
Attends scheduled health services staff meetings.
Identifies community resources for appropriate referrals.
CCarries out home visits when indicated for the effective management of health concerns.
F.
ProfessionalismParticipates in professional development.
Maintains contemporary knowledge base to provide care to students and staff.
Performs all scheduled duties and responsibilities within expected time frames.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to assist students perform tasks, speak to deliver instruction and behavioral directives, and hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell.The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The employee may also be required to use physical interventions to maintain the safety of students.
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