Position Type:
CLASSIFIED/ SCHOOL NURSE
Date Posted:
1/3/2025
Location:
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Pay: $30.00/hour
Job Description:
Manages health room; sees ill and injured students on a walk-in basis and handles medical emergencies. Notifies parents or licensed healthcare providers, as necessary, in cases requiring medical attention; summons ambulance if necessary.
Schedules and helps to conduct physical assessments, which includes appropriate vital signs, hearing, vision, blood pressure and dental screening tests, documenting the results. Determines if further medical consultation or treatment is necessary or advisable, and follows through as needed.
Administers prescription and non-prescription medications as directed by a licensed healthcare provider and parent; supervises assisting with the administration of medication by other designated District employees.
Looks for conditions which might indicate the presence of communicable diseases; alerts faculty, parents, licensed healthcare providers and public health authorities when necessary.
Reports suspected child abuse/sexual abuse/neglect to the Department of Social Services when necessary.
Maintains accurate, complete and confidential individual health records of students using the computerized School Health Management Program (SNAP), by promptly documenting nursing services provided and manually documenting when the electronic system is unavailable. In addition, use PowerSchool software.
Develop Individual Healthcare Plans (IHPs) using nursing language to direct nursing care for students with handicapping or chronic health conditions, as well as, Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) written in lay language to guide the response of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in a health-related emergency for all eligible students with chronic illnesses.
Perform other related duties as required.
Richland County School District One
Columbia, South Carolina