Please forward resume and application to: Megan Hyman, 17 Mt Vernon Road, Enola, AR 72047 or email to mhyman@mvewarhawks.org
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND WORK SCHEDULE: Must have LPN license, school nurse experience preferred. 178 Day Contract
POSITION SUMMARY
The Mount Vernon-Enola K-6 School Nurse facilitates and promotes health and safety for all students and staff. The school nurse intervenes with actual and potential health problems; provides case management services; and actively collaborates with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To work in conjunction with the 7-12 Nurse Supervisor.
- To identify health needs of pupils and school personnel
- To help school personnel interpret health records and use the information as a tool in the guidance of students
- To maintain updated health records and current immunizations of all students in accordance with guidelines developed by the State Department of Education
- To screen students for vision, hearing, scoliosis, BMI and refer to proper specialists
- To assist in communicable disease control and reporting
- To observe and evaluate individual physical, emotional and social health, and refer as needed
- To provide teachers with up-to-date health information and facts
- To work closely with other health agencies, faculty, parents and students
- To coordinate along with 7-12 Nurse on CPR certification of staff members.
- To monitor/maintain AED (monthly)
- To attend health workshops throughout the school year
- To administer first aid for sick and injured and responsible for documenting results
- To communicate with parents (written or verbal) concerning their child’s health needs- confers with physicians as needed
- To purchase first aid supplies and distribute to each campus as needed
- To provide direct and indirect teaching to students as requested
- To perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by employee’s supervisor, the principal, or the superintendent