School Nurse Substitute

The Kingston K-14 School District is seeking a qualified Substitute School Nurse to join our team. As a Substitute School Nurse, you will be responsible for providing health services to students and staff in our schools.

• Identify health problems through physical and developmental assessments & screening.
• Issue referrals and rescreening as indicated.
• Participate in the Special Education Program Assessment Process.
• Assist in the development and implementation of IEPs.
• Promote prevention, wellness, and limit of disability through early detection and referral for treatment of health problems.
• Follow-up with referrals in a timely manner as indicated.
• Recommend modification of the educational program to meet the health needs of individual students.
• Routinely monitor board policies regarding school health program and their effectiveness.
• Develop a simple, practical and appropriate plan for first aid and emergency care for students and staff.
• Maintain and update school health manuals, policies, and procedures for both school health offices.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and healthy school environment.
• Actively participate in disaster drills.
• Inventories first aid kits for all school offices.
• Maintain a list of CPR certified personnel.
• Reports to parents, school staff, physicians, clinics, and other agencies on student/school health/medical matters.
• Prepare a quarterly newsletter regarding health issues and concerns.
• Update parents via written correspondence about specific health concerns and communicable diseases in the classroom.
• Assist in evaluating the comprehensive health education program and continually monitors it to keep it upgraded with current health issues and practices.
• Develop a yearly calendar of events for students, parents, and staff regarding programs and services offered by health program.
• Responsible for the early identification and exclusion of students and staff with a communicable disease to prevent the further outbreak and spreading of the disease, by enforcing school board policies and local and state statutes regarding these diseases.
• Reports the number of communicable diseases to the Health Department on a weekly basis.
• Reports suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to The Division of Family Services Hot Line as regulated by Missouri statutes and reports any cases of suspected abuse to the Superintendent and Building Principals.
• Maintain current and cumulative health records on all students.
• Update records in a timely, consistent and efficient manner.
• Maintain confidentiality of all health records.
• Maintain clinic log, medication administration logs, and orders.
• Develop IHPs as necessary.
• Maintain current information regarding available community resources.
• Maintain emergency medical information on staff members as well as students.
• Maintain emergency action plans for all students and staff who have special health needs such as asthma, diabetes, history of severe anaphylaxis, etc.
• Provides in-service programs to staff as needed on health-related issues.
• Offers classroom instruction as needed in Health related topics/issues.
• Sits on committees and attends conferences regarding health services, health curriculum &/or other professional development.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Superintendent.
• Maintains immunization records for the school district, reports non-compliance and assists parents with immunization process by utilizing available resources.
• Attends home visits for school children or as requested by the school district.
• Maintains inventory and orders supplies as needed.
• Reports inventory of health room the beginning and end of every school year.
• Assists with kindergarten and preschool screenings.
• Monitors medication administration throughout the school district supplies appropriate forms and regulations regarding narcotic/controlled substance administration to students.
• Ensures health room staff follows board policies.
• Maintains standing medication and first aide orders.
• Maintain and updates the consulting physician agreement yearly.
• Participates in a yearly health program survey and evaluation.

Performance in this position will be evaluated annually in accordance with District policy on evaluation of support staff.

Pay and work year to be in accordance with current pay plan and District policy.