Job Title:
School Nurse
Company: Illinois Association Of School
Location: Peoria, IL
Created: 2024-06-15
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
Duties PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: * Serve as a liaison between the school and the families of referred students regarding health information and interpretation.
* Participate, as needed, in multidisciplinary diagnostic progress and educational placement staffings for students referred for special education and/or related services.
* Provide, on a consultant basis as needed, medical information and interpretation and serve as a liaison between medical personnel and the school.
* Provide, as needed, medical information and interpretation aimed at alleviation of medical or emotional problems of students.
* Serve as a liaison between the school system and community health and social welfare agencies.
* Maintain medical records on students and supervise the initial administration of medication to students.
* Carry out awareness/identification activities related to service delivery.
* In cooperation with the Assistant Superintendent of Special Services arrange for physical and dental examinations.
* Assist in providing in-service training, workshop, parent education, prepare required reports an research and dissemination activities as needed.
* Prepare informational materials on health regulations.
* Service as a consultant to school personnel in areas of professional expertise.
* Provide for annual vision screening in accordance to accepted standards, techniques and criteria as determined by the State Superintendent of Education and the Director of Public Health.
* Implement schedule for annual vision screening with the principal and screening technicians.
* Maintain records of vision screening for each school.
* Assist in follow-up of students who are referred to a physician and/or vision consultant.
* Interpret the physician's report to the student's teacher.
* Provide spot screening test for teacher and psychologist referrals during the school year.
* Provide for annual hearing screening in accordance to the Child Hearing Test Act implemented by the State Superintendent of Education and the Director of Public Health.
* Implement schedule for annual screening with principal and screening technicians.
* Maintain records of hearing screening for each school.
* Assist in the follow-up of students who are referred to physician and/or audiologist.
* Assist in the follow-up of children with permanent hearing loss.
* Interpret the physician's and/or audiologist's reports to the student's teacher.
* Provide for teacher and psychologist (spot) referrals for hearing screening during the school year.
* Prepare forms for recording immunization data from student health records.
* Develop and implement a plan for reviewing student health records.
* Provide principal data on student compliance with Health Department Regulations.
* Inform principal of current requirements for record keeping of student health records.
* Maintain information relative to number of records reviewed and significant variables.
* Perform such other duties and assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Assistant Superintendent for Special Services. Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS- * MUST BE A LICENSED REGISTERED NURSE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
* MUST PASS A PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL, TB TEST, AND DRUG/ALCOHOL SCREENING
* MUST PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SALARY- * BASED ON EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, PER THE TEACHER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT How to Apply Click here to apply! Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page /employment School District ILearn Link ILearn Report Card Link District Report Card Job Posting Date 11/15/2023 Start Date N/A