Natrona County School District #1
SESC - School Nurse for the School Year Only
Natrona County School District #1, Casper, Wyoming, United States, 82604
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 theintent of the school to relieve the parents of their responsibilities. School healthservices supplement, rather than substitute for, parental care and concern for thehealth of the student.
The job of School Nurse was created for the purpose/s of strengthening andfacilitating the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriersto learning in individual Natrona County School District (NCSD) students and bypromoting an optimal level of wellness for students in three main areas: healthservices, health education, and healthful school environment.
The School Nurse assumes responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning,intervention, evaluation management, and referral activities. The School Nurseserves as the direct link between physicians, families, and community agencies toassure access and continuity of health care for students concerning health-relatedissues. The School Nurse may also provide nursing assessments for staff as aprofessional courtesy. The School Nurse upholds and adheres to professionalstandards and performs all duties in compliance with the Wyoming Nurse PracticeAct, the National School Nurses Association Standards of School NursingPractice, applicable public laws (i.e. IDEA, 504, HIPAA/FERPA, etc.), andNatrona County School District policies and regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES• Provides acute, chronic, and routine nursing care (trachea care, tubefeeding, nebulizer treatments, blood glucose, insulin administration, etc.;and vision, hearing, dental, and vital sign screenings, etc.) for the purposeof 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 thepurpose of addressing health-related barriers to student learning.• Collects and documents health information__manual and electronic__forthe purpose of maintaining accurate and up-to-date student health records.
Acts as a first responder in the event of a medical emergency involvingstudents 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 andstrengthening students' ability to learn.• Provides information to school personnel regarding students withdiagnosed medical concerns in compliance with HIPAA regulations forthe purpose of supporting a healthy and safe learning environment foreach student.• Maintains student immunization records for the purpose of ensuringdistrict compliance with Wyoming Immunization Law.• Acts as a liaison between school staff, home, health and communityagencies (i.e. home visits, health histories, health counseling, acute andchronic illness assessment, appropriate referrals for health-relatedservices, etc.) for the purpose of providing resource information andcollaborative communication in addressing student health needs.• Reports suspected child abuse to Department of Family Services for thepurpose of facilitating student safety according to NCSD policy andWyoming state statutes.• Administers student medications (insulin, etc.) for the purpose ofsupporting student health needs as prescribed per licensed healthcareprofessional and according to NCSD policy and guidelines.• Trains and supervises Principal and/or Principal's designee to assist withadministering 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 educatingstudents and/or staff on maintaining healthy lifestyles.• Develops health objectives for student Individualized Education Plans andIndividualized Health Plans for the purpose of supporting student healthand education goals and objectives.• Interprets student medical data to students, parents and staff for thepurpose of providing understandable information and clear direction.
Participates in a variety of activities (i.e. district and building-level specialeducation meetings, at-risk intervention meetings, etc.) for the purpose ofproviding, collecting and/or receiving data relevant to student healthneeds.• Mentors nursing students for the purpose of providing support andrelevant school nurse training.• Assesses and evaluates health needs of students, as requested, for thepurpose of providing necessary interventions to improve student health.• Reports, evaluates, and monitors incidences of communicable andnuisance diseases for the purpose of ensuring a safe and healthy schoolenvironment for students.• Prepares monthly reports (i.e. health, safety, nursing, etc.) for the purposeof 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 buildingPrincipal 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 accreditedfour-year college or university
Parents are responsible for the health and well being of their children. It is not theintent of the school to relieve the parents of their responsibilities. School healthservices supplement, rather than substitute for, parental care and concern for thehealth of the student.
The job of School Nurse was created for the purpose/s of strengthening andfacilitating the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriersto learning in individual Natrona County School District (NCSD) students and bypromoting an optimal level of wellness for students in three main areas: healthservices, health education, and healthful school environment.
The School Nurse assumes responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning,intervention, evaluation management, and referral activities. The School Nurseserves as the direct link between physicians, families, and community agencies toassure access and continuity of health care for students concerning health-relatedissues. The School Nurse may also provide nursing assessments for staff as aprofessional courtesy. The School Nurse upholds and adheres to professionalstandards and performs all duties in compliance with the Wyoming Nurse PracticeAct, the National School Nurses Association Standards of School NursingPractice, applicable public laws (i.e. IDEA, 504, HIPAA/FERPA, etc.), andNatrona County School District policies and regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES• Provides acute, chronic, and routine nursing care (trachea care, tubefeeding, nebulizer treatments, blood glucose, insulin administration, etc.;and vision, hearing, dental, and vital sign screenings, etc.) for the purposeof 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 thepurpose of addressing health-related barriers to student learning.• Collects and documents health information__manual and electronic__forthe purpose of maintaining accurate and up-to-date student health records.
Acts as a first responder in the event of a medical emergency involvingstudents 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 andstrengthening students' ability to learn.• Provides information to school personnel regarding students withdiagnosed medical concerns in compliance with HIPAA regulations forthe purpose of supporting a healthy and safe learning environment foreach student.• Maintains student immunization records for the purpose of ensuringdistrict compliance with Wyoming Immunization Law.• Acts as a liaison between school staff, home, health and communityagencies (i.e. home visits, health histories, health counseling, acute andchronic illness assessment, appropriate referrals for health-relatedservices, etc.) for the purpose of providing resource information andcollaborative communication in addressing student health needs.• Reports suspected child abuse to Department of Family Services for thepurpose of facilitating student safety according to NCSD policy andWyoming state statutes.• Administers student medications (insulin, etc.) for the purpose ofsupporting student health needs as prescribed per licensed healthcareprofessional and according to NCSD policy and guidelines.• Trains and supervises Principal and/or Principal's designee to assist withadministering 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 educatingstudents and/or staff on maintaining healthy lifestyles.• Develops health objectives for student Individualized Education Plans andIndividualized Health Plans for the purpose of supporting student healthand education goals and objectives.• Interprets student medical data to students, parents and staff for thepurpose of providing understandable information and clear direction.
Participates in a variety of activities (i.e. district and building-level specialeducation meetings, at-risk intervention meetings, etc.) for the purpose ofproviding, collecting and/or receiving data relevant to student healthneeds.• Mentors nursing students for the purpose of providing support andrelevant school nurse training.• Assesses and evaluates health needs of students, as requested, for thepurpose of providing necessary interventions to improve student health.• Reports, evaluates, and monitors incidences of communicable andnuisance diseases for the purpose of ensuring a safe and healthy schoolenvironment for students.• Prepares monthly reports (i.e. health, safety, nursing, etc.) for the purposeof 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 buildingPrincipal 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 accreditedfour-year college or university