Greenville Public School District

Job Description

School Nurse

Title: School Nurse

Qualifications:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Possession of a current Mississippi license to practice as a registered professional nurse
Three years experience as a registered professional nurse, preferable in public health nursing

Job Goal: To provide the fullest possible educational opportunity for each student by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the district schools

Reports To: Superintendent of Education, the Deputy Superintendent, and/or the Superintendent’s designee

Missions and Goals

Works with the Superintendent and those who he/she supervises to articulate and promote the school system's vision of learning and teaching
Monitors and evaluates progress toward accomplishment of system goals and objectives
Uses student data to identify program needs
Develops goals, objectives, programs, and operations that are consistent with school system vision, mission, and goals
Ensures that unit and program plans are consistent with the system's strategic plan
Organizes daily, monthly, and yearly schedules to facilitate learning and teaching in the schools
Communicates high expectations of students, staff, and parents/guardians
Creates, identifies, encourages, and supports innovative ideas that in turn support learning and teaching in the schools

Performance Responsibilities

To serve as a health consultant to parents, pupils and teachers
To provide health counseling and guidance to pupils to promote optimum growth and development
To plan with and assist teachers in teaching units of health instruction to pupils
To participate in the formulation of policies and procedures for the control of communicable diseases within the school, taking into consideration local health department regulations
To interpret these policies and procedures to school personnel, parents and pupils
To participate in planning policies and procedures for emergency care of illness and injury occurring while pupils are under school jurisdiction
To plan for necessary supplies and equipment, both for her needs and emergency care for a delegated person's use
To observe the school environment and report health and safety hazards to the school principal
To assist in the development of procedures to assess the total health status of all pupils
To assume responsibility for screening procedures used in health appraisals
To identify health problems through observations and interviews
To help pupils to develop self-reliance in dealing with personal health and to accept and adjust positively to their physical, mental, and social limitations
To consult with parents regarding the health of their children
To promote and foster intercommunications with physicians, dentist, and community agencies to plan for the well-being of pupils
To interpret health, social needs, and resources to school personnel
To conduct and participate in studies of school nursing methods, procedures and service accomplishments and be alert to needs for improvements
To appraise the school health program in terms of meeting pupil health needs
To participate in workshops and studies related to various aspects of the total school health program
To perform such other duties and assume such other responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Federal Programs Director, and/or the Superintendent's designee

Terms of Employment: Salary and work year will be established by the Board

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Support Services Personnel.