PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary role of the school nurse is to support student learning. The nurse accomplishes this by implementing strategies that promote the health and safety of students and staff using strong skills in critical thinking, decision-making, communication, individual and classroom education, and child advocacy in the following manner:

• Provides nursing care and manages all medical emergencies for all students and staff.

• Administer daily and PRN (as needed) medications as prescribed by the student’s physician.

• Promotes healthy habits among students through individual and group health education in the classrooms and at school assemblies.

• Screens medical records for identification, assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of student’s health concerns impacting student education.

• Updates and checks students’ medical records quarterly regarding immunization, food allergy, and other healt...