School Nurse at Aspen Public Schools
Job Summary
Job Summary
Provides nursing services at assigned school sites and in a central office position providing charter organization. The School Nurse identifies health problems that could impact a student’s ability to learn and provide intervention by helping families find a resolution to identified health barriers to learning. Functions Essential Functions 1. Provides school nursing services at school sites. 2. Conducts immunization programs pursuant to California Education Code, Section 49403, or the California Code of Regulations. 3. Assesses and evaluates the health appraisals, including general and athletic health, vision, hearing, dental, orthopedic, and developmental status of students. 4. Determines, provides, and supervises the appropriate skilled care for students with special health needs, such as diabetes, severe allergies, spina bifida, asthma, cardiac conditions, respirator dependency, seizures, and other. 5. Refers students and parents to appropriate community resources for necessary services related to physical or mental health. 6. Responds to emergency needs of students, accidents, emergency illnesses, and crisis situations at school. 7. Controls communicable diseases by following standing orders of a supervising physician and surgeon, through readmissions, exclusions, inspections, and determination of immunization assessment with follow-up. 8. Interprets medical and nursing findings appropriate to the student’s individualized education program and make recommendations to the professional personnel directly involved. 9. Evaluates immunizations required for school entry and follow-up for compliance. 10. Inspects the school grounds to help maintain an environment for optimum health. 11. Provides in-service education to school personnel on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator usage, and First Aid, communicable disease control, asthma triggers. 12. Provides appropriate health education for students, individuall
Requirements / Qualifications
Education A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. License Possession of a valid active California Registered Nurse License. Credential A valid California Health and Development Credential authorizing service as a school nurse, a Service Credential specializing in health authorizing service as a nurse, or a School Nurse Services Credential.
1. Knowledge of the fundamental principles, accepted trends, literature, and research in the field of school nursing. 2. Skill in detecting symptoms of communicable diseases and physical defects. 3. Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, other charter school personnel, and community representatives, both individually and as a group. 4. Ability to compose and comprehend written communication. 5. Ability to work effectively with all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, and disability groups. 6. Mobility to traverse all areas of the work site. 7. Mobility to respond quickly in an emergency situation. 8. Ability to observe subordinates’ activities.
Requirements / Qualifications
Education A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. License Possession of a valid active California Registered Nurse License. Credential A valid California Health and Development Credential authorizing service as a school nurse, a Service Credential specializing in health authorizing service as a nurse, or a School Nurse Services Credential.
1. Knowledge of the fundamental principles, accepted trends, literature, and research in the field of school nursing. 2. Skill in detecting symptoms of communicable diseases and physical defects. 3. Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, other charter school personnel, and community representatives, both individually and as a group. 4. Ability to compose and comprehend written communication. 5. Ability to work effectively with all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, and disability groups. 6. Mobility to traverse all areas of the work site. 7. Mobility to respond quickly in an emergency situation. 8. Ability to observe subordinates’ activities.
Comments and Other Information
Aspen Public Schools, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, parenthood, citizenship status, creed, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Comments and Other Information
Aspen Public Schools, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, parenthood, citizenship status, creed, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.