Registered Nurse

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Start Date
08/18/2025
Position Areas
Specialists

Description

WORK SCHEDULE:            7.5 hours a day/Monday-Friday

HOURLY RATE:                $31.00/hour

BENEFITS:                    Blue Cross Blue Shield Booklet English / Spanish

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:    See attached job description


JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Non-Certified Nurse (Elementary or Secondary)

REPORTS TO: Building Principal and/or Nurse Coordinator

QUALIFICATIONS:

SUPERVISION:

  1. Reports directly to the building principal and/or Nurse Coordinator

  2. Cooperates with all certified and non-certified personnel, students, and parents.

BASIC FUNCTION:

Under the direction of the Principal and/or Nurse Coordinator, strengthens and facilitates the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning in individual students and by promoting an optimal level of wellness for students and staff; serves as the direct link between physicians, families, and community agencies to assure access to continuity of health care for students; provides relevant instruction, counseling, and guidance to students, parents, staff, and others concerning health-related issues.  

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION:

  1. Plans a program that promotes health and wellness.  An effective nurse:

  • Conducts school programs of immunization and sight and hearing testing.

  • Develops a nursing care plan with specific goals and interventions unique to students’ needs.

  • Establishes and maintains a comprehensive school health program.

  1. Applies appropriate theory as basis for decision-making in nursing practice.  An effective nurse:

  • Collects information about the health and developmental status of the student in a systematic and continuous manner.

  • Uses data collected about the health and developmental status of the student to determine a nursing diagnosis.

    CONSULTATION

  1. Assumes responsibility for all for the care of student or staff member who has suffered injury or emergency illness.  An effective nurse:

  • Administer first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures.

  • Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a licensed physician or dentist.  

  • Accompanies a sick or injured person to his home or hospital when necessary.

  1. Facilitates the referral process to meet student needs.  An effective nurse:

  • Makes referrals for their diagnosis, treatment and remediation and providing follow-up for each referral.

  • Collect and analyze current health-related data and make recommendations based upon that data.

  • Makes referrals to appropriate school and community services for students and families and follows up accordingly.

    COORDINATION

  1. Organizes and manages the school health program.  An effective nurse:

  • Observes students on a regular basis to detect health needs.

  • Maintains up-to-date cumulative records on all students.

  • Uses current technology to efficiently accomplish work responsibilities.

  • Prepares and submits health reports as required by the State and District.

  • Establishes a communicable disease prevention and control program.

  • Authorizes exclusion and readmission of students in connections with infectious and contagious diseases.

  • Maintains an organized, functional, and current nursing center.

  • Assist student, families, and school personnel to achieve optimal levels of wellness through health education.

  • Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory and practice and participation in research.

  • Coordinates school health activities with Boone County Health Department or other health service agencies when appropriate.

  • Provides crisis intervention for students and/or staff in the advent of sudden illness or injury.

  1. Assists in evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing program.  An effective nurse:

  • Reports to school personnel, parents, physicians, students, and other agencies on school medical matters.

  • Advises teachers on health matters, particularly regarding screening for student health defects/problems.

  • Recommends modification of the school program for a student who requires a change because of a health deficit and developing health care plans when students need special physical health care procedures.

    PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  1.  Maintains accepted standards of ethical behavior.  An effective nurse:

  • Maintains confidentiality and explains the scope of confidentiality to students.

  • Uses proper procedures to assure that access to student records conforms to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

  • Demonstrates understanding of own professional limitations.

  1.  Maintains accepted standards of professional behavior.  An effective nurse:

  • Assumes responsibility for continuing education and professional development, belonging to professional organizations, and attending workshops, conferences, in-service programs, and other staff development opportunities.

  • Collaborates with other professionals in planning to assure quality of health care provided to students.

  • Attends and is involved in building and district events.

  • Promotes positive professional relationships with colleagues and demonstrates willingness to mentor and/or be mentored.

  • Maintains composure and a collaborative attitude when communicating with parents.

  • Presents a professional appearance.

  • Performs other related tasks as assigned from time to time

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

Posted By

Belvidere C.U.S.D. 100

1201 5th Avenue , Belvidere, IL 61008
 

At the following locations

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1201 5th Avenue , Belvidere, IL 61008



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