POSITION GOAL:

To promote and maintain optimum emotional, mental and physical health of the ISD special needs students so he/she may achieve his/her maximum learning potential.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervision and Administration of Health Procedures:

Administration of medication per health provider's written order. Reconciliation of medication and maintain emergency medications (Go Box).

Control of communicable diseases.

Administration of medical/health treatments as prescribed by health care provider (i.e., Gastronomy tube feeding, breathing treatments, etc.).

Assess/evaluate a student's health status (example - auscultate lung sounds).

Assist with physical care of students as necessary (positioning, lifting, turning, ambulance, CBI).

Make site visits to each ISD program (off sites) at least monthly to identify health problems and/or supervise health procedures.

Arrange for medical follow up/treatment for employees potentially exposed to blood borne pathogens of the job.

Monitor the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program which includes physically checking each AED at each site approximately monthly: providing for AED upgrades, repairs, parts replacement, staff in-serving.

Administer first aid to students and staff.

Medical Referrals, Reports and Record keeping:

Expedite medical evaluations and/or treatment.

Obtain, interpret and file medical reports.

Act as a school liaison with medical profession, parents (home) and community agencies.

Upon request, attend in-depth medical evaluations to assist parents with medical interpretations and procedures.

Maintain necessary written documentation of nursing services administered.

Function as a team member with teachers, support, ancillary staff and parents.

Attend IEP meetings as appropriate (i.e. address student health concerns).

Assess immunization status of students; assist student to obtain mandated immunizations, file immunization reports to CHA three (3) times per school year as required by law.

In-Service Education:

Development of awareness and understanding of students' health needs.

Development of medical observation, reporting and record keeping skills.

Interpretation of laws and policies regarding first aid treatment.

Provide in-service training. Re: AED, universal precautions (OSHA BloodBorne Pathogens Standard), medication administration, training staff to perform other health-related procedures (i.e. Gastronomy tube feedings, breathing treatments, etc.).

Educational Planning and Programming:

Interpretation of identified health problems.

Assist with the development of modified and/or adaptive programming.

Implementation of IEPC recommendations regarding student health needs.

Assist in curriculum planning for health, safety and human growth and development.

Parental consultation regarding health and safety practices.

Medical resource for parents of preschool impaired children.

Consultation with parents in their homes regarding specific health issues.

Participate in school, hearing, vision, human growth and development and other health screening programs, as necessary.

Attend staff team meetings, ancillary staff meetings and school nurse network meetings.

Develop health-related policies and procedures (delegation of medication administration and other health-related procedures, universal precautions, control of communicable diseases and bloodborne pathogens).

Coordinate the ISD Cardiac Emergency Response Plan.

Coordinate the ISD Anaphylaxis/Epinephrine Program.

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