This is a 1:1 supporting a student and is for the 2024-2025 school year only. Salary may be prorated depending upon start date.
Parents are responsible for the health and well being of their children. It is not the
intent of the school to relieve the parents of their responsibilities. School health
services supplement, rather than substitute for, parental care and concern for the
health of the student.
The job of School Nurse was created for the purpose/s of strengthening and
facilitating the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriers
to learning in individual Natrona County School District (NCSD) students and by
promoting an optimal level of wellness for students in three main areas: health
services, health education, and healthful school environment.
The School Nurse assumes responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning,
intervention, evaluation management, and referral activities. The School Nurse
serves as the direct link between physicians, families, and community agencies to
assure access and continuity of health care for students concerning health-related
issues. The School Nurse may also provide nursing assessments for staff as a
professional courtesy. The School Nurse upholds and adheres to professional
standards and performs all duties in compliance with the Wyoming Nurse Practice
Act, the National School Nurses Association Standards of School Nursing
Practice, applicable public laws (i.e. IDEA, 504, HIPAA/FERPA, etc.), and
Natrona County School District policies and regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides acute, chronic, and routine nursing care (trachea care, tube
feeding, nebulizer treatments, blood glucose, insulin administration, etc.;
and vision, hearing, dental, and vital sign screenings, etc.) for the purpose
of addressing health-related barriers to student learning.
• Monitors, screens and evaluates student health (vision, hearing, dental,
height, weight, blood pressure, and others as indicated, etc.) for the
purpose of addressing health-related barriers to student learning.
• Collects and documents health information__manual and electronic__for
the purpose of maintaining accurate and up-to-date student health records.
Acts as a first responder in the event of a medical emergency involving
students and/or staff for the purpose of providing emergency care
(CPR/First Aid, triage, and/or disaster preparedness, etc.).
• Provides student health assessments and evaluations (i.e. at-risk students,
special education evaluations, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and
strengthening students' ability to learn.
• Provides information to school personnel regarding students with
diagnosed medical concerns in compliance with HIPAA regulations for
the purpose of supporting a healthy and safe learning environment for
each student.
• Maintains student immunization records for the purpose of ensuring
district compliance with Wyoming Immunization Law.
• Acts as a liaison between school staff, home, health and community
agencies (i.e. home visits, health histories, health counseling, acute and
chronic illness assessment, appropriate referrals for health-related
services, etc.) for the purpose of providing resource information and
collaborative communication in addressing student health needs.
• Reports suspected child abuse to Department of Family Services for the
purpose of facilitating student safety according to NCSD policy and
Wyoming state statutes.
• Administers student medications (insulin, etc.) for the purpose of
supporting student health needs as prescribed per licensed healthcare
professional and according to NCSD policy and guidelines.
• Trains and supervises Principal and/or Principal's designee to assist with
administering student medications (i.e. in the absence of School Nurse,
etc.) according to NCSD policy and guidelines.
• Conducts health-related presentations for the purpose of educating
students and/or staff on maintaining healthy lifestyles.
• Develops health objectives for student Individualized Education Plans and
Individualized Health Plans for the purpose of supporting student health
and education goals and objectives.
• Interprets student medical data to students, parents and staff for the
purpose of providing understandable information and clear direction.
Participates in a variety of activities (i.e. district and building-level special
education meetings, at-risk intervention meetings, etc.) for the purpose of
providing, collecting and/or receiving data relevant to student health
needs.
• Mentors nursing students for the purpose of providing support and
relevant school nurse training.
• Assesses and evaluates health needs of students, as requested, for the
purpose of providing necessary interventions to improve student health.
• Reports, evaluates, and monitors incidences of communicable and
nuisance diseases for the purpose of ensuring a safe and healthy school
environment for students.
• Prepares monthly reports (i.e. health, safety, nursing, etc.) for the purpose
of submitting accurate and current data in accordance with district, state,
and federal guidelines and requirements.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned by either: the building
Principal and/or District Nursing Coordinator.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Possess and maintain current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.
• A current Permit or Certificate issued by the Wyoming Department of Education is preferred.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Must possess a Baccalaureate degree (B.S.) in Nursing from an accredited
four-year college or university
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