Prevention Program Manager Jobs in Springfield, MO

Job Title: School Nurse
Department: Health Services Support Staff
Reports to: Building Principal(s)
Classification: Non-Exempt
Terms of Employment: 7 Hours/175 Days. Hourly rate reviewed annually and benefits according to Board policies.
Summary
To provide the fullest possible educational opportunity for each district student by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the district schools.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
An individual who holds this position is responsible for:

• Assesses and evaluates the health and developmental status of students through appropriate
• screening techniques.
• Monitors initial screening programs in schools served and provides secondary screening prior to referral.
• Assumes responsibility for selection and referral of students identified by the screening process as needing medical or other care.
• Compiles information including observations, appropriate medical records and screening results. Interprets the date to students, their families and school personnel.
• Maintains health records and uses the information accumulated to initiate preventive, remedial or rehabilitative action. 3/14 Registered Nurse
• Monitors pupil immunizations as required by law.
• Records screening data using appropriate computer program.
• Maintains cumulative health records and performs clerical duties as school policy allows access to records on appropriate computer program.
• Participates in health counseling, planned and unplanned, with individuals and groups to assist students in improving their health status and promoting self-care, decision making and wellness behavior.
• Interprets nursing assessments and medical evaluations to students, families and school personnel.
• Plans and supervises daily care of students with disabilities, as needed.
• Provides care management for children with identified health needs
• Incorporates health teaching in all activities performed.
• Participates as a team member in developing and evaluating IEP's needed for students with special health care needs.
• Assists parents to learn about health problems and aspects of parental responsibility for the health care and maintenance of their child/children.
• Provides relevant health instruction, counseling and guidance to students, school personnel, parents and others on such topics as first aid and emergency care, CPR training and specific health problems.
• Plans, initiates and monitors preventive programs.
• Plans, organizes and coordinates a system of care for illness and first aid and emergency care.
• Assumes responsibility for maintenance of the health room.
• Monitors injury reports to identify potential hazards and encourage their elimination.
• Administer first aid, care and comfort of ill or injured students as stipulated in written health policies and procedures, if appropriately trained.
• Participates in the development and revision of written health program policies
• Takes and records accurate temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and other symptoms presented by the student.
• Maintains student records electronically for health room visits.
• Assists in identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect and reports to the appropriate person as outlined in school board policy.
• Makes home visits as appropriate and necessary.
• Serves as a liaison between the school, home, private health care providers, health and social agencies and other community resources to assure appropriate utilization of all available resources for student health needs.
• Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the district.
• Participate in meetings of the School Wellness Committee.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior, speech, dress, and appropriate professional manner for the work setting.
• Maintains strict confidentiality.
• Adheres to all district rules, regulations, and policies.
• Health room management and triage:
  • Using district medical program, electronically maintain cumulative health records and student visits to the health room.
  • Follow established policy and procedures for care of ill and injured students.
  • Follow up on students with excessive absences for health reasons.
  • Send out referral letters for health problems and screening failures after rescreening by registered nurse and referral decisions have been made.
  • Follow up on referrals and maintain a log or worksheet of referral status.
  • Assume responsibility for maintenance of health room supplies and equipment.
  • Assist in identifying possible abuse and neglect and follow district reporting procedures.
  • Prepare reports of nursing activity for participation in the DHSS contract.
• Screening programs:
  • Screen all new entrants for height/weight, vision, hearing within one week of enrollment.
  • Do initial screening for vision and hearing (in grades determined by DHSS).
• Special Health Care Needs:
  • Participate in development of emergency action plans for students needing emergency provisions.
  • Implement individual health care plans, including special care procedures
  • Provide assessment of vision and hearing for students being evaluated for special education placement and report findings
  • Provide health information to students and families as needed.
• Education Activities:
  • Provide health instruction to students, teachers, parents and community as needed.
  • Assist teachers in finding resources for health education.
  • Participate in community outreach programs.
  • Assist school personnel with health needs as indicated.
• Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Required to clock in and out each day they are scheduled to work. Clocking must reflect true time worked.
• Other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed in the State of Missouri as a RN (or LPN under the orders of an RN).
• Currently certified in CPR, Basic Life Support Possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and physical attributes necessary to perform the essential functions of the position
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate or acceptable.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance

The physical demands described here 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 essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this position an employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear.
The employee is frequently required to walk and use fingers. The employee is occasionally required to stand, reach and bend and lift and carry.
Hearing
Must be able to hear a conversation in a noisy environment
Attendance
Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position
The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Conditions and Environment
The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active.