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School Nurse - Martinsburg, United States - Berkeley County School District
Description
SCHOOL NURSE
POSITION:
School Nurse
PRIMARY
LOCATION:
Mill Creek Intermediate. School Nurses will provide health care support at additional school locations as needed for required health services of students
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors Degree in nursing, RN license, West Virginia School Nurse Certification, 2 years nursing experience preferred.
EMPLOYMENT
TERM:
200 Days
ROLE:
School nurses strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children and by identification and assistance in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to the learning process for individual children. The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and disability and the early detection and correction of health problems while maintaining strict confidentiality. The school nurse may provide direct or indirect medical services to students and oversee others trained to do so. The school nurse is responsible for upgrading and maintaining professional skills.
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
b. Screens and evaluates some health issues such as vision.
c. Observes the child for development and health patterns in making nursing
assessment and nursing diagnosis.
d. Identifies deviant health findings and makes appropriate referrals.
b. Initiates referrals to parents, school personnel and community health
resources for intervention, remediation, and follow through.
c. Provides on-going health counseling with pupils, parents, school
personnel, and health agencies.
d. Recommends and helps to implement modification of school programs
to meet students' health needs.
e. Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students
Provides health education which may include:
a. Teach parenting skills as they relate to child development and health needs
of children
b. Provides direct health education and health counseling to assist students and
families in making decisions on health and lifestyles that affect health
c. Participates in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of
health by teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to
assume greater responsibility for their own health
d. Counsels with students concerning problems such as pregnancy, sexually
transmitted diseases, mental health issues, and substance abuse in order to
facilitate responsible decision-making practices
e. Serves as a resource person to the classroom teacher and administrator in
health instruction and as a member of the health curriculum development
committees