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Child Starts dedicated team of nurses works independently, as well as a group, to conduct hearing and vision screens, provide links to medical and dental providers, and monitor health records to ensure children are staying current with their physicals (KBH/WCC), immunizations, and oral health care. In addition, the team reviews and assess childrens health needs to identify health concerns and provides health education to parents and staff.

• Support children and families in addressing & meeting health requirements (i.e. medical, dental, hearing, vision, growth & development)
• Reviews enrolling child files to accept childrens files for classroom attendance per KDHE licensing standards and Performance Standards.
• Screens each child file for current health status.
• Assesses and evaluates child health records regularly throughout the year
• Monitors and/or completes 45/90 health screenings as defined by Head Start Performance standards for children enrolled in home/center base services.
• Monitors the administration of medication and documentation of such to individual children post RN training and delegation.
• Supports Families by educating Families on health (immunizations, physicals, dental, vision, hearing and growth/development are so vital to childs life) and providing Families with appropriate community resources to meet childs health needs.
• Visits Head Start 0-5 Program families in the home as needed for consultation, information, and/or observation.
• Completes follow-up home visits for all newborn infants.
• As delegated or in conjunction with the RN partner, the LPN will conduct health education training for children in the classroom, families and staff.
• Requests vouchers for examinations/follow-up treatment (in conjunction with Family Services staff efforts or PWP RN) for Nurse Coordinator to process for approval.
• Support Co-Workers (Nurses, Center staff, MH/DB etc.) by sharing information and knowledge in regards to health/nutrition.
• In accordance with the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, delegates to appropriate center staff the administration of medication and skilled nursing procedures for individual children as appropriate.
• Work in collaboration with assigned RN partner in providing health services to assigned sites. RN will train and monitor the LPNs completion of work task to ensure compliance with HS Performance Standards and licensing requirements.
• LPN will monitor the administration, storage and documentation of the fluoride administered at assigned centers and can train new staff after the RN partner has conducted the first training.
• Administers first aid or other emergency care as necessary when on site.
• Provides support to staff who have been in contact with someone who may have a communicable diseases.
• Promotes community development by sharing information regarding Child Start with community providers.
• Maintains cooperative working relationships with physicians, dentists and other local health care providers in order to provide optimal healthcare for enrolled children.