Summer School Nurse - Vacancy ID: 253455

REPORTS TO: Summer School Principal/Lead Teacher/ESY Coordinator

Term of Employment:

Based on Summer School Schedule

RATE OF PAY:
Out of district teacher pay $23.50 per hour
OASD teacher pay $30.00 per hour
OASD teacher pay with 5 consecutive years of summer instruction $35.00 per hour

+$2,000.00 Stipend

DESCRIPTION:
To provide district-wide summer school nursing services as needed and to assist in creating a climate of health and wellness in all of the district’s sites for summer school/ESY.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.  Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required. 

2.  Valid State of Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) license required.  

3.  Valid Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction certification in the respective 

     classification: (DPI Code 75 – School Nurse) preferred. 

4.  Experience working with school age children, including an ability to work with children who 

     have disabilities and children with special health needs.

5.  Experience in communicable disease control.

6.  Effective written and verbal communication skills.

7.  Knowledge of community resources available for health services.

8.  Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and 

     acceptable.

1. Share necessary health information with peers, students, family, staff, other professionals and the community.

2. Establish, review, and revise procedures for a comprehensive school health program in consultation with administration and the district health advisory committee.

3. Assist in training and supervision of health assistants assigned to the school nurses.

4. Establish and implement procedures to identify students having physical and related adjustment problems and make referrals to special education or Section 504 in a timely fashion.

5. Communicate health needs of students to parents, appropriate school personnel and outside agencies when appropriate.

6. Complete written reports, such as the students’ immunization records, as required in a timely fashion.

7. Assume responsibility for initiation of pupil health records upon enrollment and maintain complete records on students.

8. Assure compliance in order to provide adequate health care according to student health plans enrolled in summer school and ESY.

9. Inform, monitor, and request adjustment in interventions, adaptations of the instructional programs as needed, or adjustments in environment required by students to meet their individual health needs.

10. Teach the principles of health promotion and disease prevention to individuals and groups, as needed   or requested.

11. Act as a resource person in health education to school personnel, students, and families for summer school/ESY.

12. Interpret school health service needs and the role of the school nurse to the school and community.

13. Collaborate with agencies within and outside of the community to assure continuity of health care services.

14. Recruit outside resources to assist the district in assessing and obtaining health care services to meet students’ needs.

15. Perform such other duties as may be determined by the administrative staff within the parameters of Board policies, state statutes, and administrative rules.