Department: School Nurse Program - Bay City Public Schools

Shift: Day

Daily Work Times: 8:00am - 3:30pm

Scheduled Bi-weekly Hours: 0

 

Position Summary:

Establishes and maintains rapport with students, parents, school administrators and staff, and other contacts outside of the organization.  Promotes and protects the optimal health of students. Participates in the formulation of policies and procedures for the control of communicable diseases within the school.

 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:  

 1. Acts independently; consistently exercises discretion and judgment in   performing work which is predominantly intellectual and varied in nature.
 

2. Establishes and maintains rapport with students, parents, school administrators and staff, and other contacts outside of the organization.
 

3. Promotes and protects the optimal health of students.
  - Identifies health problems through observation, interviews and analysis of records.                   

  - Coordinates and participate in screening services.
  - Facilitates access to immunizations.
  - Evaluates the urgency and complexity of the need for action or referral.
 

4. Provides health assessments:
    - Screens and evaluates findings of deficit in vision, hearing, scoliosis, growth, etc.               

    -   Identifies deviant health findings.

5. Participates in the formulation of policies and procedures for the control of communicable diseases within the school.

6. Provides emergency care for illness and injury occurring while student is under school jurisdiction.

Qualifications:

Required:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursingValid Michigan Registered Nurse LicenseCurrent BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross CertificationExperience preferred in areas of Public Health and child/pediatric care, including but not limited to preventive needs, childhood diseases, and psychosocial aspects of growth and developmentAgrees to maintain confidentiality of all student records/information, including, health records, scholastic, counseling and other administrative recordsCompletion of Fingerprinting through CHRISS

 

Preferred: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing  Additional Information Schedule: Per Diem Requisition ID: 25005933 Daily Work Times: 8:00am-3:30pm Hours Per Pay Period: 0 On Call: No Weekends: No