Job Description

York School District One

Special Services

SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL NURSE

Qualifications:

• Valid SC Licensure as RN required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, parents, teachers, staff, and general public
• Experience in school nursing, public health nursing, or pediatric nursing preferred
• Satisfactory SLED (SC Law Enforcement Division) report

Reports To:  Director of Special Services

Job Goal

To oversee the individual health needs of students in compliance with current law and regulations in order to serve all students with appropriate care as prescribed by the student’s physician.  

Performance Responsibilities

• To oversee the individual health needs of students
• Ensure district health care practices comply with the laws relating to student health issues
• Provide appropriate immediate care for ill, medically fragile and/or injured students
• Serve as a health care resource to teachers, staff, and administrators
• Report students with contagious diseases to local public health authorities to minimize infection and in compliance with the law.
• Maintain contact with parent/guardian to alert them to any changes in student health and/or refer students for further medical/emotional intervention as needed.

Specific Job Requirements

• Possess and utilize excellent team-building skills
• Accept delegated responsibilities willingly
• Able to work under occasional stress
• Demonstrate a high level of initiative in job performance

Terms of Employment: 

 As needed

Evaluation:

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