Job Description:

Position Type: Student Support Services/School NurseDate Posted: 10/4/2023Location: Hardeeville Junior/Senior High School Position Title: NURSE Responsible To: Principal Basic Function: To plan and coordinate a Pre-K- 12 program in Health Services Performance Responsibilities: Serve as the Nurse for the middle/high school. Ensure confidentiality and HIPAA protocals Perform assessments of the health needs in the schools and community, health needs of students and staff available, and health resources in the schools and community. Coordinate health services program and collaborate with administrators, licensed school nurses, staff, community agencies, and resources, local health professionals, students, and families in your school. Utilize the nursing process in response to student referrals from schools to initiate a plan of action for resolving health problems. Consult with school personnel regarding student or health-related issues. Promote optimal communication between the family, school, physician, and/or community agencies. Serve as a resource person to the classroom teacher and administrator in health instruction and as a member of the health curriculum development team designed to promote student health and well-being. Implement health education programs designed to promote health and well-being of students. Serve as a consultant to schools in the area of school entry as it relates to immunizations, health examination, proof of birth, and provide a computer information system for entering and maintaining student immunization records. Serve as a member of the review committee for students with medical needs, as requested by the Executive Director of ESSS and/or Designee. Plan and implement professional development activities in area of Health Services for each school's designated clinic staff. Act as liaison between families, school personnel, and community agencies. Plan and implement a school health record documentation system which protects the level of confidentiality required. Acquire and maintain current knowledge and competency in school nursing practice. Evaluate and make recommendations and suggestions to help create a healthy and safe school environment. Recommend and implement modifications in school programs to meet students' health needs. Recommend and implement with school administrators the development of school board policies for the school health program. Participate in recruitment and interviewing of health service personnel. Participate in the onboarding and in-servicing of new and substitute nurses. Perform other duties/tasks consistent with the goals and objectives of this position. Perform other duties, as assigned Presents a positive image of Jasper County School District at all times. Pursue professional growth. Knowledge of/Requirements: Knowledge of computer applications and medical technology as related to nursing functions. Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, policies, and procedures. Skill in problem solving, human interaction and conflict management. Effective skills in oral and written communications. Ability to communicate with a variety of audiences. Ability to be flexible, handle a variety of tasks, and manage multiple tasks. Ability to identify abnormal growth and development and symptoms of disease. Knowledge of public health problems and procedures for treatment in coordination with other health and social service agencies. Ability to coordinate and facilitate team-based health care between the school, local health agency, and other community resources with shared goals, clear roles, mutual trust, effective communication, and measurable processes and outcomes. Ability to develop positive working relationships. Physical Requirements: Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations. Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things. Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor. Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, reference materials, etc. Requires the ability to enter data into computer and prepare reports, correspondence, minutes, etc., with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Must be able to speak with poise, voice control and confidence and to articulate information to others. Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in oral, written, schedule, mathematical or diagrammatic form; to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Requires the ability to make independent judgments in the absence of supervisor; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information and the ability to comprehend and implement basic office machinery functions. Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying educational and cultural backgrounds. Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to determine percentages and decimals, to determine time. Must be able to use practical applications of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion. Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information. Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using automated office equipment and communications machinery. Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items including computer keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination. Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color. Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with an emergency or tight deadline. The worker is subject to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job. Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to hear and understand communications through a telephone. Minimum Qualifications: Current South Carolina Registered Professional Nursing License. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Equivalent. Five (5) years of successful experience in Health School nursing. Minimum of at least 2 years of supervisory experience. Possess a current South Carolina's Driver's License and/or have access to transportation. Terms of Employment: Work Days: 240 Days Type: At Will Salary: To be established by the Board of Education Status: Non-Exempt