School Nurse

School Nurse Responsibilities:

• Utilizing existing resources to provide appropriate healthcare to students and staff.
• Assessing the status of student and staff immunization documentation, when necessary.
• Promoting an optimal level of wellness among students and staff by providing preventative healthcare services, such as immunizations.
• Developing and implementing health plans for students with specific health needs.
• Carrying out health assessments and screening for deficits in vision, hearing, growth, and/or development of students.
• Planning and implementing school health management protocols and procedures, especially for emergency situations.
• Providing referrals, to parents or staff, for intervention and remediation of abnormal or worrying health conditions affecting students.
• Providing ongoing health counseling to students, parents, and staff.
• Completing medical paperwork, when necessary.
• Attending various school meetings.