Job Information
East Mills CSD K-12 School Nurse in Hastings, Iowa
Title:School Nurse
Qualifications:
- Certificate, license, or other legal credential required.
- Degree(s) required and area of major study.
- Prior job experience.
Reports To:
Superintendent
Job Goal:
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.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Conducts school health service, including testing for hearing and vision. Testing for hearing is done by the AEA 13 Audiologist with the school nurse facilitating the process and making referrals.
Assumes responsibility for selection and referral of students in need of medical care.
Reports to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies on school medical matters.
Maintains up-to-date cumulative health records on all students.
Assumes authority, in the absence of a physician, for the care of a student or staff member who has suffered injury or emergency illness.
Visits student homes when necessary.
Participates with school staff in developing and implementing total school health program.
Contacts homes of children referred by principals.
Advises on modification of the educational program to meet health needs of individual students.
Prepares and submits reports for the superintendent and the State Board of Health.
Authorizes exclusion and readmission of students in compliance with Board policy on infectious and contagious diseases.
Advises teachers on health mat
