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0-5 years of experience
Observed the physical and mental developments of students and provided medical care to students, staff, and visitors, including emergency medical services. Participated in out-of-state school trips.
- Completed screenings and evaluated medical findings related to health development patterns along with vision and hearing problems.
- Performed health screenings and assessments for elementary, middle school, and high school students.
- Conducted physical examination, acquired student’s health/developmental history, and determined the appropriate course of action for the child’s presenting need.
- Administered medications and assisted with management of special health care needs, including asthma, diabetes, and allergies.
- Documented all student interaction. Initiated parental contact and referral to additional school personnel as appropriate.
0-5 years of experience
Provided health care, first aid, hearing/vision screenings and administered medications
- Maintained accurate, detailed reports; medication and immunization records
- Collaborated with physicians and mid-level providers regarding medical findings.
- Ensured that HIPAA compliance regulations were adhered to.
- Referred students and/or parents to specialized health resources and community agencies
0-5 years of experience
Created conditions for students to have the fullest possible educational opportunity by minimizing absences due to illness and create a climate of health and well-being in district schools.
- Conducted school programs of immunization, physical examinations, sight, hearing, scoliosis, and ANTES testing.
- Provided monitoring and evaluations of student’s health and collaborated with health care providers to obtain the appropriate treatment plans.
- Maintained up-to-date cumulative health records on all students enrolled at the respective campus and individual student treatment records.
- Assisted the school personnel in maintaining sanitary standards in schools.
0-5 years of experience
Served as sole nurse for 850 student body (grades 5-7) with a wide variety of diverse needs.
- Supported 12 children with life-threatening allergies requiring EpiPen support.
- Provided safe, effective medication administration and care for nearly 55 asthmatic children, and nearly 35 ADHD children, and 5 diabetic students.
- Provided wound care to wheelchair dependent student and changed student twice a day.
- Developed care plans for several students with a variety of medical conditions including: Muscular Dystrophy, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, Osteoimperfecta, and Diabetes Mellitus.
0-5 years of experience
Provided first aid, emergency assistance, health assessment and screenings, medication management, health counseling, community resource referrals
- Taught prevention, health promotion, nutrition, sex education to all, including special needs, cognitively disabled, and non-English speaking students
- Created, organized, modified data tracking systems for medical records, and state reporting
- Built structures, systems, and foundation of the health office from the ground up, in a turnaround, bi-lingual, urban high school
10+ years of experience
Responsible for providing optimal leaning opportunities by supplying the services needed to identify health-related barriers to education, and by addressing each student’s health needs, thereby improving their ability to learn.
- Provided school health services in accordance with state laws, administrative regulations, and school board policies
- Assessed and evaluated students to detect health needs and contacted the homes of students regarding health concerns
- Maintained health records for each student and managed a safe medication administration program
- Monitored student compliance with state immunization regulations and local policies, and implemented policy on exclusion and readmission of students related to compliance with such regulations, or related to infectious/contagious disease control
- As appropriate, counseled with students regarding concerns such as sexually transmitted diseases, drug and alcohol abuse,
- Prepared and submitted reports for the superintendent and State Board of Health
- Attended committee meetings and conferences regarding health services and curriculum, and collaborated with external
- Participated in in-service training and professional activities
0-5 years of experience
Provided health care, medical treatments, medications to students
- Accompanied students requiring medical attention and treatment on field trips
- Managed the health office in the absence of the full time certified school nurse
- Managed daily operations of family planning clinic, including but not limited to, scheduling and triage of patients, supervising telephone/electronic communications, and maintaining constant efficient clinic flow among staff and patients
- Collaborated with assistant nursing supervisor to manage staffing and implementation of approved policies
- Prepared and managed monthly staff schedule
- Acted as a liaison between the clinic and central administration to resolve issues
- Chaired monthly staff meetings to address staffing issues
10+ years of experience
Provided a diverse range of medical care working with a culturally diverse base of students, faculty members, and parents that included assessing student/faculty in treating numerous illnesses, respiratory problems, cardiac issues, injuries, and general medical conditions.
- Managed all aspects of clinic operations will that included patient record-keeping, medical supply ordering and inventory management, and patient care quality.
- Additionally responsible for providing medical care during sporting events that involve dealing with numerous orthopedic injuries, head injuries, and lacerations.
- Accompanied patients to local Chinese hospital serving as a Mandarin-to-English translator to ensure the delivery of the best quality care when dealing with complex patient diagnoses and to ensure that families/patients understood treatments, medications, or necessary procedures.
- Maintained the quality of care in Intensive Care Unit with a diverse range of responsibilities that included ICU admissions, critical assessments, and constant patient monitoring.
- Performed an extensive amount of education for family members to keep them updated on changes in condition or modifications to the current treatment plan.
- Communicated regularly with physicians to report patient progress or complications and implemented new physician orders to facilitate the patient’s recovery.
0-5 years of experience
Accountable as a full time nurse for four pre-school centers totaling 300 students.
- Responsible for the health and wellbeing of students.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining student health records and updating student
- Screened students on vision, hearing, dental and growth.
- Provided first aid and emergency support and treatment to injured or sick students.
- Provided direct health education, and health counseling.
- Assisted parents with healthcare resources.
0-5 years of experience
Provides nursing services to approximately 400 students from the ages of 6 weeks to 14 years.
- Oversees the School’s nurse program.
- Works with the School’s Risk Manager to develop, update, and monitor school-wide medical policies and procedures.
- Develops lesson plans and educates over 50 staff and 150 students on anaphylactic shock, administering EpiPens, nutrition, health promotion, and disease prevention.
- Provides for the health needs of students and maintains medical records.
- Teaches CPR/AED/First Aid classes to faculty and staff.
0-5 years of experience
School Nurse (Middle & high school)/ Immunizations Verification Nurse Temporary
- Provided first aid, and triaged student/patients for physical, OB/GYN, or Psychiatric examinations. Prepared lab specimens including phlebotomy, and performed visual, hearing, pregnancy, and toxicology tests.
- Aided student/patients by coordinating medical services by way of referrals, and performed administrative tasks of scheduling appointments and communicating with clients/providers via fax, email, and hotline.
- Verified authenticity of student documents (I.D., forms, etc.) for data entry into various EMRs.
0-5 years of experience
- Implemented Healthy Options and Physical Activity Program to assist children and families with developing healthy lifestyles.
- Created interactive, educational lessons for kindergarten and first- grade classes.
- Provided dietary counseling for students based on nursing
10+ years of experience
for the care of 500 students in a Prekindergarten-First Grade Public School Setting
- Pediatric physical assessment, illness assessment, first aid as per school district protocol
- Ascertain information in regard to allergy, medical needs, psychological development
- Administration of prescribed medications including insulin pump and injections
- Integral member of building level Child Study Team
- Participant in district Crisis Intervention Team
- Member of building Health and Safety Committee
6-10 years of experience
Provided medical care to students, staff members and visitors while on site.
- Comply with the schools health and safety policies
- Coordinated immunizations programs and carried out health assessment for students
- Provided training for school staff to support students with health care needs
- Provided support and advice to parents and school staff on childhood illnesses and the management and control of infection and communicable diseases
0-5 years of experience
Assessed and evaluated students for treatment
- Assisted and administered medications
- Educated student regarding individual disease process
- Educated family and student regarding medication regimen
- Responded to emergency situations
10+ years of experience
Operates a school clinic in a building containing approximately 650 people (students and staff). Responsible for providing medical care to the injured and/or ill.
- Interviews parents and /or students for medical history. Interviews parent and/or student for assessment of current and/or potential social needs and intervenes accordingly.
- Creates plan of treatment for students with disabilities. Provides care according to plan of treatment.
- Serves as Liaison between students, parents, staff, Physicians and/or outside agencies.
- Utilizes customized computer software to create and maintain records on students and staff.
- Educate staff about Blood borne pathogens, what to do in case of an exposure and workplace injuries.
- Reviews immunization records for completeness. Follow up with those out of compliance.
6-10 years of experience
Employed as a Certified School Nurse for an elementary school consisting of 580 students.
- Responsible for providing daily as well as emergency care for students in Pre-k through 5th grade.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of individualized healthcare plans.
- Responsible for the vision, hearing, and blood pressure screening of all students.
- Responsible for the training of staff in regards to specific medical conditions, i.e. seizure disorder, diabetes, life threatening food allergies.
0-5 years of experience
Provides school health services as directed by the School Nurse to the student population served
- Assist and supports the School Nurse with special needs children
- Performs documentation and student record keeping activities
- Maintains correspondence with parents/guardians, school officials, and allied professionals
- Appropriately trained in First Aid and CPR
- Familiar with State and Federal school health guidelines
0-5 years of experience
Utilize the nursing process to provide direct nursing care to students with illness, injury, treatments and medication needs.
- Develop individual health care plans for children and assist with 504 plans.
- Perform yearly eye screenings; provide health information to students regarding growth and development, proper hand washing and health promotion.
- Ensure compliance with procedures, protocols and other instructions provided through the district administration.
- Oversee management of the health room assistant.
- Utilize Infinite Campus to prepare and maintain student health and immunization records, required reports; including third party billing to Medicaid.
- Orient staff and teach specific medical procedures for the evaluation and maintenance of the medically involved student in their classroom.
- Act as a liaison between the school, home, other health care professionals, and other community agencies.
- Implement first aid and emergency medical services as needed.
0-5 years of experience
Administration of medication, treatment, and procedures
- Performs student health screenings
- Provides staff education: CPR, 1st Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogen training
- Coordinates Physical and Occupational Therapy for students
- Monitors student immunization records
- Writes and implements individualized student health care plans
10+ years of experience
Provide first aide care and medically prescribed services
- Maintain security of school health supplies
- Screen and conduct health appraisals for students and staff
- Provide follow-up evaluations for students as needed
- Correspond with parents on health needs of children
- Record immunizations, health findings and other relevant health care data.
0-5 years of experience
Acquire students’ health and developmental history
- Screen and evaluate medical findings in terms of health development patterns and vision and hearing problems
- Physically examine students for health problems
- Observe physical and mental developments of students
- Initiate referrals to parents and school personnel
- Provide medical emergency services
0-5 years of experience
Conducts health services and screening programs as required by law and/or board policies. Carry out school physician orders regarding physical examinations, medication administration and health care; makes referrals and conducts follow-up activities as necessary.
- Administers prescribed medication to students in accordance with law and board policy.
- Provides emergency care in case of sudden illness and administers first-aid in case of injury to students or staff according to established policies and procedures. Responsible for the availability and maintenance of required medical
- Maintains up-to-date health records on all students, maintains separate records of immunizations for the purpose of immunization record auditor and ensures their confidentiality.
- Confers with and advises students, parents, and staff members on matters pertaining to the health and safety of students.
- Participates in the development of a comprehensive health education curriculum and serves as a health/safety education resource. Upon request, assists teachers with instruction of certain health issues.
- Promotes healthy/safe school environment by assisting the administration and staff to maintain safe and sanitary conditions throughout the school.
6-10 years of experience
- Provide health care to students and staff by assessing, planning and implementing plan of care for those who have been injured or come to the nurse with acute illness.
- Provide screening and referrals for health conditions including screening for vision, hearing and assist with sports physical exams.
- Promote healthy school environment, monitor immunizations, assure appropriate exclusions and re-entry into the school.
- Provide age appropriate health education to individual student or groups.
- Serve as liaison between school staff, family and other health care providers.
0-5 years of experience
Provide medical care to the pupils, members of staff and to visitors while on site.
- Promote health education throughout the School community and taking effective preventative health measures.
- Work with the School Counselors in terms of offering support and advice to young people and their parents.
- Maintain medical and nursing records accurately, confidentially and safely.
0-5 years of experience
- Train school personnel to address students’ health concerns such as safe medication administration, diabetes care, epinephrine injections and use of asthma inhalers.
- Perform health assessments for medically fragile students and respond to emergencies at 8 school sites (>4,000 students).
- Coordinate and manage care for medically fragile students including referrals to support services for families.
- Established Automated External Defibrillator Programs at several schools sites.
0-5 years of experience
Assist diabetic students with monitoring and medicating insulin levels.
- Perform first aide to students and staff
- Give meds to student that require routine and/or pm medications
- Document and chart daily clinic activities
- Keep updated info on students
- Answers question that parents or teachers may have
0-5 years of experience
Provide nursing care and physical screenings to students
- Assess students and implement first aid measures for students as needed
- Assume responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, management, and referral activities for students
- Notify parents when further medical evaluation is needed
- Document and maintain each clinical visit
- Update health immunization records
- Administer daily and PRN medications and nursing care procedures prescribed by the student’s physician
- Initiate emergency procedures for students and staffs as needed
6-10 years of experience
Plans, organizes and manage day to day school clinic operations
- Promotes staff development through education
- Maintain the overall health and wellness of the students and staff
- Plans, prepares and monitors clinic budgets
- Ensures/maintains compliance with the federal/state regulation
- Promotes community resources and programs
0-5 years of experience
Assess each child record for parental consent for services.
- Conducts vision, hearing and age-appropriate health screenings under the direction of the RN/ARNP.
- Provides assessments/screenings, first aid and administers over-the-counter medications.
- Communicate any abnormality to the RN/ARNP or Pediatrician.
- Work with school’s staff to carry out health prevention/interventions strategies and assure compliance with immunization and other screening activities.
- Maintain the required documents for the vaccine usage/program. Provide education sessions for staff, parents and children.
- Coordinate a minimum of one (1) Health Fair during the school year. Responsible for tracking student connection to a medical home. Follow-up on referrals for other services.
- Collect medical data on each child and organize and maintain a file for each child.
- Generate monthly reports and submit as required. Maintains confidentiality at all times.
0-5 years of experience
Provides care for 280 students, faculty, and staff.
- Administers daily medications and preforms specialized health care procedures for individual students.
- Preforms vision, hearing, height, weight, and acanthosis nigricans screenings and submits state mandated reports.
- Records and documents all daily visits and health histories into Focus software.
- Provides teaching to students and families including assistance in finding available resources in their community.
10+ years of experience
- Providing care for injuries and acute illness for student and staff.
- Long term management of students with special health care needs.
- Ensure adequate communication and collaboration among family, physician, staff, and community resources appropriately.
- Provide physical and emotional safety for the school community by monitoring immunizations and communicable diseases.
- Identify as early as possible underlying medical problems, and refer for treatment as appropriate, so not to impose on education.
- Develop Individual Health Care Plans for emergencies and for those with chronic health conditions.
- Provide screening, including but not limited to vision, hearing, BMI; and refer abnormalities found.
0-5 years of experience
Monitor students medical records, input current and correct information into school Electronic Health Record system
- Assess student’s health and determine if student should participate in the rest of day or need to return home or parents to take to primary care physician for further workup.
- Educate staff on health issues that could affect the students.
- Participate on the Crisis, safety and First Responder Team
- Train staff on First Aid, CPR and the use of AED.
- Complete care plans for students with health diagnosis.
- Recommend further evaluation for students with hearing, vision or dental difficulties.
- Monitor and purchase needed items within budget.
- Assist students and family members to schedule healthcare appointments so they can obtain appropriate care needed.
- Educate students, staff, and community members on the importance of healthy living which includes diet and exercise.
- Write protocols according to state Legislation regulations that affect student’s health and well-being.
0-5 years of experience
Provides appropriate care for students by carrying out written orders and standing orders of the physician.
- Monitor vital signs and general health status for students in emergent situation.
- Update and follow up with school nurse of students’ medical health care needs.
- Provide other nursing service related.
0-5 years of experience
Demonstrates leadership in the school community to oversee school health policies and programs.
- Uses clinical knowledge and judgment to provide health care to students and staff; performs health screenings and coordinates referrals to the home or private healthcare provider.
- Serves as a liaison between school personnel, family, community and healthcare providers to advocate for health care and a healthy school environment.
- Acts as a health counselor, educator, and student advocate.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for filling in as school nurse at the Elementary, Middle and High School Levels
- Administering medicines and treatments as needed
- Providing accurate documentation of student healthcare
- Communicating with staff, students and parents regarding students wellbeing
0-5 years of experience
Provide direct care to students with a variety of health issues throughout the district
- Promote health and safety to students and staff
- Collaborate with team members to promote optimum health for students
- Form partnerships with students and assist them through education and support to make healthy lifestyle changes
10+ years of experience
Manage student health records and medications
- Coordinate and implement district wide student health screenings
- Assist with kindergarten registration and screening
- Teach fourth grade maturation program
- Assist in planning and implementing staff wellness programs
0-5 years of experience
- Provide first aid and preventive care for school age children that range from preschool to high school population.
- Participates in planning, developing and implementing school health policies
- Maintains and assesses health records of individual students
- Maintains Diabetic care checks throughout the day
- G-tube feeding to students, via bolus, kangaroo pump, and by gravity
- Performs catheterization to students with disabilities of neurogenic bladder
- Monitor asthmatic students on maintaining albuterol treatments
0-5 years of experience
Provide 1:1 nursing care for type 1 diabetic client
- Manage, dose, and trouble shoot insulin pump
- Communicate with healthcare team and family diabetic trends
- Monitor for signs and symptoms of high or low blood glucose
10+ years of experience
Assist the School Nurse with answering the phones, filing, computer data (input) assisting with the children ex: I take temperatures, apply band aides to cuts, and ice to bruises, etc.
- I do all the filing and computer data
- Monitor the children in the lunchroom, and assist them with their needs that they have during lunch.
- Supervise the children during recess and make sure that they are safe and that they do not get hurt and avoid accidents.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for maintaining and updating cumulative health records
- Implements the school medication policy and procedure.
- Responsible for medication administration, health care procedures, and the development of health care plans.
- Provide quality health care and intervene with actual and potential health problems
6-10 years of experience
- Nurse for 11,000 student population in 15 schools
- Manage, oversee, and educate 12 Health Technicians in these schools
- Case manage children in special education and special needs/medically fragile
- Provide resources and organize funding for vision, dental, hearing, housing and food for needy children and their families
- Create and implement disaster training
- Created and educated Suicide Assessment form for counselors and psychologists
- Create presentations and report to superintendent and school board members
- Write emergency medical plans for children with special circumstances.
10+ years of experience
Provided health education classes.
- Provided acute medical care to students.
- Administer prescribed medication and routine childhood immunizations.
- Administer vision, hearing, and scoliosis testing.
0-5 years of experience
Provide daily nursing service and medication administration for students
- Prepare and assist with MD session
- Manage nursing service for students with chronic diagnosis such us Asthma, Diabetes, Allergies, Seizure Disorder
- Work with students included in Healthy Option and Physical Education Program and Open Airway Classes
0-5 years of experience
- Provide direct professional nursing services, first aid, illness, and emergency care to students and staff in response to the nursing assessment and in accordance with professional standards, school policy and procedures, and state and local mandates
- Administer medication with appropriate documentation
- Participate in maintaining accurate medical records to assure compliance with state mandates including immunizations, physical examinations, and medical conditions, and the related archival responsibilities
- Make appropriate assessment and referrals for suspected abuse/neglect as a mandated reporter
- Maintain confidentiality regarding all school and health-related issues
- Maintain the daily environment of the health office facility and supplies
- Daily G-tube feeding and Insulin administration as ordered
- Follow seizure protocol as ordered
- Develop and implement 504 Accommodations
- Serve as preceptor for Student Nurses in their Pediatric rotation
0-5 years of experience
- Perform/coordinate annual health screenings including vision, hearing, scoliosis and BMI
- Conduct/coordinate in-service training of staff on such subjects as medication administration, CPR, and emergency and communicable disease protocol
- Help keep immunization records current
0-5 years of experience
Teach, counsel, and assess members of the school community.
- Maintain mandated and permitted student health records.
- Administer prescribed medications to students in accordance with specified policy.
- Discuss health problems and/or counsels students, staff and parents.
0-5 years of experience
Care of ill or injured children, perform hearing, vision and scoliosis checks
- Data entry of immunization records and other medical issues
- Answer telephone, assist secretary, receptionist
- Organization and cleaning of office and nurse supplies
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