School Nurse - Colbert County High School

• Ability and willingness to meet the needs of children and parents

• Ability to work cooperatively with school personnel and parents

• C. P. R./First Aid certification preferred or willingness to obtain

## reports to

• Lead School Nurse and Principal

## job goal

• To assist the Lead School Nurse in activities related to health service programs

## performance responsibilities

• Notify the Lead School Nurse of medical questions or unusual occurrences

• Provide nursing care for students requiring special health procedures (Implementation of Individual Health Care Plan - IHCP)

• Record health data according to requirements of IHCP

• Contact the Lead School Nurse and principal regarding suspected child abuse/neglect cases

• Attend IEP meetings as directed by the Lead School Nurse

• Administer medication in accordance with board policy

• Provide assistance to the Lead School Nurse in the development of IHCP

• Provide first aid for students

• Responds to potential emergency situations, which may require the administration of Glucagon and other medications related to the student’s condition

• Assist Lead School Nurse with health screenings, employee training, and other duties as assigned

• Assess and manage communicable health problems in the school such as head lice, scabies, and impetigo

• Assists school personnel in determining the exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases

• Assist with classroom management, such as organizing instructional and other materials

• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by higher authority

## terms of employment

• Terms of employment shall be consistent with the law relating to employment by a school system in the State of Alabama. Nine-month year, with a salary scale established by the Board for this position.

## salary

• Salary in accordance with Board approved State Salary Schedule.

## evaluation

• The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s Policy on Evaluation of Support Personnel.