Kodiak Island Borough School District
Registered School Nurse
Pay$30.00 / hour
LocationKodiak/Alaska
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 1845
- Position Type:
Student Support Services - Date Posted:
11/8/2023 - Location:
Peterson Elementary School - Date Available:
2023-2024 School Year - Ability to work well with students, teachers, and parents.
- Possess a current Alaska R.N. license.
- Background, training and experience in public health preferred.
- Full knowledge of methods and techniques of screening pupils for many health-related conditions.
- Extensive knowledge of first aid techniques and ability to apply them.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of students, staff, school business, materials, and information.
- Ability to work well with public, students, staff and parents.
- Ability to safely, regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or moves up to 50 pounds.
- Conduct school health services with students including screening for physical examinations, immunizations, hearing and vision tests, and dental clinics.
- Refer students who are in need of medical and dental care to parents.
- Report to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies on school medical/health matters, including suspected child neglect and abuse.
- Maintain current cumulative health records on all students.
- Provide immediate first aid care until a parent or physician is available to students and staff members who have suffered injury or emergency illness.
- Participate with school staff in developing a total school health program and maintain close working relationships with other health care providers in the community.
- Participate, under the supervision of health teachers, in teaching health topics.
- Conduct and/or assist in training school staff with required CPR and first aid.
- Contact or visit homes of children referred by principals and teachers regarding health or medical concerns.
- Advise on modification of the educational program to meet the health needs of individual students (i.e., classroom placement of hearing or vision impaired students).
- Prepare and submit reports to the Director of Federal Programs, Superintendent, the State Boards of Health or Education, and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services as required.
- Authorize exclusion and readmission of students with infectious and contagious diseases in accordance with statute, regulation, and policy.
- Administer medications according to School Board Policy.
- Order and inventory school health-care materials and supplies.
- Assist with administration of federal school lunch programs.
- Initiate and assist with organization of athletic physicals.
- Participate in relevant services and training programs at the direction of the Director of Federal Programs.
- Conduct TB testing, health screening and staff/student education at rural schools.
- Maintain confidentiality of students, staff, school business, materials, and information.
- Other duties as assigned from time to time.
- Ability to work well with students, teachers, and parents.
- Possess a current Alaska R.N. license.
- Background, training and experience in public health preferred.
- Full knowledge of methods and techniques of screening pupils for many health-related conditions.
- Extensive knowledge of first aid techniques and ability to apply them.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of students, staff, school business, materials, and information.
- Ability to work well with public, students, staff and parents.
- Ability to safely, regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or moves up to 50 pounds.
- Conduct school health services with students including screening for physical examinations, immunizations, hearing and vision tests, and dental clinics.
- Refer students who are in need of medical and dental care to parents.
- Report to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies on school medical/health matters, including suspected child neglect and abuse.
- Maintain current cumulative health records on all students.
- Provide immediate first aid care until a parent or physician is available to students and staff members who have suffered injury or emergency illness.
- Participate with school staff in developing a total school health program and maintain close working relationships with other health care providers in the community.
- Participate, under the supervision of health teachers, in teaching health topics.
- Conduct and/or assist in training school staff with required CPR and first aid.
- Contact or visit homes of children referred by principals and teachers regarding health or medical concerns.
- Advise on modification of the educational program to meet the health needs of individual students (i.e., classroom placement of hearing or vision impaired students).
- Prepare and submit reports to the Director of Federal Programs, Superintendent, the State Boards of Health or Education, and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services as required.
- Authorize exclusion and readmission of students with infectious and contagious diseases in accordance with statute, regulation, and policy.
- Administer medications according to School Board Policy.
- Order and inventory school health-care materials and supplies.
- Assist with administration of federal school lunch programs.
- Initiate and assist with organization of athletic physicals.
- Participate in relevant services and training programs at the direction of the Director of Federal Programs.
- Conduct TB testing, health screening and staff/student education at rural schools.
- Maintain confidentiality of students, staff, school business, materials, and information.
- Other duties as assigned from time to time.
Registered School Nurse
Location: Peterson Elementary
Hours: 6 hrs/day, 5 days/week, 9 months
Salary: Entry Range 30, Step 1: $35.06 per hour (Associates RN degree)
Entry Range 31, Step 1: $40.15 per hour (Bachelors RN degree)
Registered School Nurse
Position Summary: The Registered School Nurse will work under day-to-day supervision provided by the building principals. General responsibilities entail the promotion of health education, care, counseling and crisis intervention to all students, parents and staff.
Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
Application Instructions: All applicants are required to submit a new or updated District application at the https://www.applitrack.com/kodiakschools/onlineapp/ website.
The Kodiak Island Borough School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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