Position Title

School Nurse Coordinator

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Salary/Pay Scale

$35.00 / hr

Job Description

CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

 

TITLE:                     SCHOOL NURSE COORDINATOR

 

WORK SCHEDULE:

10 Month Work Calendar & Per Diem 25-6 Hour Days Scheduled by the District in July & August

 

SALARY:

CSEA School Nurse Coordinator - Step 1 $35.00 / hr.

QUALIFICATIONS:

       

1. Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing with NYS.
2. Minimum 2 years of experience in the school setting with an established understanding of the duties/responsibilities/state requirements
3. Possesses excellent communication, organizational, and human relations skills.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

1. Reports to assigned office daily and performs all functions of a school nurse; covers unstaffed nursing offices in another buildings
2. Liaison between nursing staff, Medical Director, Athletic Director, School Physician, BOCES Safety Coordinator and District employee physical provider including but not limited to: scheduling physicals, creation and implementation of policies/procedures, communicable disease control, emergency health forms, bus accidents, medication destruction, etc.
3. Manage nursing schedules, securing coverage as needed to High School, Middle School, Elementary school and summer school for both scheduled and unscheduled absences
4. Staff summer responsibilities including but not limited to summer school
5. Meet as necessary with the Director of PPS for information sharing purposes and to coordinate and setup monthly nurses meetings and agendas. The person in this position will run the monthly nurses meetings and report to the Director or PPS if they are not present
6. Participate in the interview/hiring process for new nurses and substitute nurses. Provide mentorship, orientation and training for new nurses
7. Provide and organize training for nursing staff such as yearly CPR and BLS training, and medical procedures for students with health needs such as food allergies, diabetes, and seizure disorders
8. Attend and participate in all district safety meetings quarterly, communicating updates/changes to nursing staff
9. Coordinate and update information to nursing staff regarding the following:
   1. Policies and procedures
   2. Standing orders
   3. Equipment (ordering & maintaining)
   4. In-service education
   5. State mandates and recommendations
   6. Health Office Manuals
   7. First Aid Orders
   8. Form Book
   1. CPR Certificates & Nursing License
   10. Immunization survey coordination
   11. HPN Network Coordination
   50. Coordination of the BMI and all other Mandated Surveys
   1000. Medication inventory, administration and disposal
10. Confer with school physician concerning all medical policies/procedures, accidents, any medical issues requiring physician consult
11. Point person for state mandated reporting, responsible for collecting data provided by each school nurse-assisting as appropriate with data collection- working closely with Director of PPS for submitting reports in a timely fashion
12. Set up, manage and oversee an annual flu shot clinic and any other like event
13. Medical device management for all buildings including AED, vision screener(s), audiometer(s). Coordinate replacement of expired items, calibration of equipment, logging of monthly checklist, etc.
14. Assist with mandated screenings at each building as needed

 

15. Coordinate collection of UPK health record data
16. Coordinate all contract nursing services and substitute nurses
17. Manage supply orders, equipment servicing or other items before recommending to the Director of PPS
18. Additional summer hours paid per diem, upon approval
19. Other duties as assigned by superintendent or designee

Job Category

Other

Job Location

District Wide

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