Job Description:

School-Based Registered Nurse (Contractual)The School-Based Registered Nurse ("School Nurse") is a contractual academic school year position that is a partnership between Morgan State University and Baltimore City Public Schools. The School Nurse fulfills multiple roles which serve to promote student health and educational success including: providing direct care and assessments to students and populations; providing leadership for the provision of health services and programmatic coordination on the local, regional and state level; providingcoordinating screening and referral for health conditions; promoting a healthy school environment; promotingproviding health education, referral and advocacy; serving in leadership roles for health policies and programs; being a member of the multidisciplinary educational team; being a liaison between school personnel, family, health care professionals, and the community; and serving as a case manager to chronically ill students including delegation of care needs and health services delivery oversight. Summary of Job Duties: * Provide basic healthcare to students in the case of injury or acute illness. * Develop and implement Individualized Healthcare Plans for students with chronic illnesses andor medical disabilities. * Complete nursing appraisal for all student with chronic illnesses andor medical disabilities. * Develop and promote health education programs for the school community. * Maintain all clinical records. * Coordinate state mandated, annual vision and hearing screenings for assigned school(s). * Counsel students, parents, teachers, and school administrators regarding health problems, providing information andor referrals to community resources. * Develop plans and procedures, as well as training of staff for emergency management of illnesses and injuries within the school community. * Monitor and track student immunization compliance. * Train and monitor unlicensed school staff in administering routine and emergency medications to students with chronic health conditions. * Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary student support team, providing health counsel in the development and implementation of both Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and Section 504b Plans for students with chronic health conditions. * Serve as a member of the student wellness support team, providing input regarding to mental wellness and case management. * Perform and promote all activities in compliance with equal employment and non-discrimination policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school board policies and the professional standards.