Assistant School Nurse, Heartwood School
Company: Ingham Intermediate School District
Location: Mason
Posted on: June 22, 2022
Job Description:
Under the supervision of the administrator, and under the
direction of the school nurse assist in the delivery of basic
health care and emergency treatment for students attending
Heartwood School. What You'll Bring Need to Have
- Minimum of an Associate degree or a
certificate from a practical nursing education program. - Minimum
of a Valid Michigan Practical Nurse License. - Ability to
communicate effectively, orally and in written form. - Experience
with severely physically or mentally impaired children is desired.
- Ability to work independently under the direction of the
Heartwood school nurse. - Ability to use critical thinking skills
to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate plan of care or
intervention under the direction of the Heartwood school nurse. -
Ability to be self-directed, autonomous, flexible, organized, and
to prioritize. - Ability to set and meet deadlines. Job
Requirements: - - - - - - - - - Assist the school nurse in
determining medical needs of all enrolled students via
communications with parents, home supervisors, family physician and
other medical specialists. - - - - - - - - - Assist the school
nurse in providing school staff with general medical information
and specific health concerns for each student. - - - - - - - - -
Coordinates all vision, hearing, dental and other health related
screenings done at the school. - - - - - - - - - Takes, records and
monitors students' vital signs and records treatment in student
record system. - - - - - - - - - Communicates with other medical or
health related agencies to obtain necessary services or information
for students. - - - - - - - - - Under the direction of the school
nurse, stores and dispenses prescribed medication to students as
necessary and arranges with parents for the supply and
replenishment required for each student. - - - - - - - - - Assists
the school nurse in providing for emergency medical treatment when
necessary and communicates with parent(s)/home supervisors
regarding related circumstances. - - - - - - - - - Assists in the
learning process by providing students with basic instruction in
health-related objectives. - - - - - - - - - Maintains records of
the required immunizations for all students and advises parents
when additional immunizations are needed. - - - - - - - - - Assists
in the examination of students referred for suspected physical
abuse and informs school administrator of conditions. - - - - - - -
- - Attends school staff meetings and IEPC meetings for specified
students. - - - - - - - - - Becomes familiar with and abides by
established personnel procedures and building policies. - - - - - -
- - - Assumes the majority of the school nurse functions when the
school nurse is absent. - - - - - - - - - Assumes such other duties
as may be assigned by the program administrator.
Keywords: Ingham Intermediate School District, Lansing , Assistant School Nurse, Heartwood School, Healthcare , Mason, Michigan
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