Location:CENTRAL OFFICE TYNES BLDG

Job Category:School Support Staff

Schedule:

Salary:$0.00 - $0.00

Licensed Position: YES Full Time: YES

SCHOOL NURSE JOB DESCRIPTION

1.2.1 DEFINITION

School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the wellbeing, academic success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety, including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning. (NASN, 2010) www.nasn.org

1.2.2 NATURE OF THE WORK

emotional, and social growth and development.

education, referral, and care in order to help prevent serious health problems which would

later be more difficult and costly to address.

implementation, and evaluation, in all cases.

Examples of Work

The following examples are intended as illustrations of various @types of work performed in

positions allocated to this classification. No attempt is made to be exhaustive. Related,

similar or logical duties are performed as may be assigned or self-determined.

intervention, remediation, and follow-through.

health agencies.

students.

and in disaster preparedness and response.

making decisions on health and on lifestyles that affect health.

teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater

responsibility for their own health.

and substance abuse in order to facilitate responsible decision-making practices.

between the home, school, and community. School Nursing Practices 8

school health programs and school nursing practices.

district.

1.2.3 REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

and holds an unrestricted license.

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

KNOWLEDGE BASE

Clarksdale Municipal School District

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