POSITION TITLE: Nurse I & II

Dates:  July 15, 2024 - July 26, 2024

Grades 1-5 Reading Explorers

Grades 1-5 Math Explorers

Locations & Times: 

Hopewell Elementary School

Tiffany Ridge Elementary School

Program Hours: 

8:30 am – 1:30 pm

Work Hours:  

8:15 am - 1:45 pm

Nurses working in the same position for the July Elementary Reading/Math Explorers Program will receive their current pay.  Minimum pay rates are noted below.

QUALIFICATIONS: 
• Possession of a current Missouri RN license.
• Basic CPR/AED certification is required.
• Two years of recent experience in a public nursing, medical, pediatric, or emergency room setting, or, any equivalent combination of experience and education is preferred. 
• Possess manual dexterity and physical ability to lift 40 lbs to chest height occasionally, treat a patient that is lying in a prone position, and to operate equipment necessary to perform all job functions, complete tasks assigned, and perform all medical procedures quickly.

REPORTS TO:  Summer School administrator and Director of Health Services

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:  Days and hours worked to be determined based on student enrollment.

Essential Job Functions:
1. Complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
2. Helps identify and monitor children with health problems and/or special needs.
3. Serves as a liaison between home and school in all health matters.
4. Serves as a consultant to school personnel, families, and children regarding the health needs of the students, the faculty, and the school.
5. Reviews students’ health records with district and building personnel as needed.
6. Plans for and assists in the screening and re-screening of students and to interpret any significant findings.
7. Serves as a resource to district health room supervisors and other school staff.
8. Ensures that the medical, first aid, and other related needs of each student are met in a timely and uniform manner.
9. Works collaboratively with the building administrator(s) and the district Director of Health Services.
10. Supports the district’s Wellness Policy.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Assesses the health status of students and ensure they have appropriate IHP’s and EAP’s with collaboration from parents, students, teachers, and physicians.
2. Coordinates the health program within the assigned school.
3. Conducts health screenings (hearing, vision, scoliosis, health assessments) and provide for follow-up.
4. Audits immunization status of all students in compliance with the Missouri Division of Health, and notifies parents of deficiencies and how to comply with immunization requirements.
5. Follows mandated reporting procedures regarding child abuse and neglect.
6. Provides emergency care for students and staff.
7. Maintains current health records of all students on the computer and completes appropriate submission of state reports to the district and the Nurse Liaison. 
8. Complies with the procedures for submitting staff injury and student accident reports.
9. Complies with the policies of the district and state laws relative to the administration of medicine to students.
10. Complies with the district's policy regarding the reporting of communicable diseases to the local health departments.
11. Notifies parents regarding their student’s illness or injury, informing parents of action taken, and seeking further instructions from parents.
12. Attends workshops and in-service for continued professional growth.
13. Attends health services department meetings.
14. Works directly with building principal / staff in the use of human growth and development media.
15. Promotes a positive working relationship between school and community health resources.
16. Assists in identification and accommodations for students with specific health problems or disabilities.
17. Assists in the determination and ordering of equipment and materials required to carry out the school health program.