CLINICAL NURSE, COORDINATED STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES

POSITION GOAL

Ensure that health services provided to students are delivered in accordance with state law, professional nursing standards and School Board policies and procedures by providing case management oversight, staff/student training and coordination of care.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Clinical Nurse, Coordinated Student Health Services shall carry out the performance responsibilities listed below:

• Provide child specific staff training, maintain staff training data base, and monitor performance to ensure the school staff is familiar with and can respond appropriately to the needs of students with chronic health conditions.
• Maintain systems to ensure that paraprofessionals and school staff providing child-specific health procedures are properly trained and monitored.
• Assist with District-wide ongoing training on health issues.
• Review and update teaching materials used for school staff training on chronic health conditions.
• Participate in the assessment and evaluation of students with chronic health conditions and make recommendations to schools regarding health needs of students.
• Participate in the development of the student’s Individualized Education Plan or 504 Plan.
• Collaborate with Exceptional Student Education staff at the school level to ensure the delivery of appropriate health related services, in accordance with the student’s Individualized Education Plan or 504 Plan.
• Collaborate with students’ healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating students’ health needs in school.
• Review documentation of care provided to students with health conditions and maintain data collection of medication administered and special health procedures performed during school hours, as required.
• Support the implementation of student support systems which promote family participation.
• Provide orientation for newly hired school board nurses providing services for students with chronic health conditions.
• Solicit and respond to input from staff, schools, parents and community in reference to school health, to ensure service delivery meets or exceeds expectations.
• Perform and promote all activities in compliance with the equal employment and non-discrimination policies of The School Board of Broward County, Florida.
• Participate in the training programs offered to enhance the individual skills and proficiency related to the job responsibilities.
• Review current developments, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibilities.
• Ensure adherence to safety rules and procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as School Board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or designee.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• An earned associate degree from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of five (5) years, within the last nine (9) years, of experience and/or training in a field related to the title of the position.
• Degree major in nursing or health related field, including but not limited to public health, health care leadership, nutrition, social work, or psychology.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse by the Florida State Board of Nursing.
• Valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification , updated according to the American Heart or American Red Cross Association Standards.
• Computer skills as required for the position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• An earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years, within the last seven (7) years, of experience and/or training in a field related to the tittle of the position.
• Experience in pediatric or school health nursing.
• Bilingual skills.

SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS-frequency, contact, purpose

Works with school staff, students, principals, parents, and health care providers to ensure coordination of health care for students with chronic health conditions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.