School Nurse (middle & High School)

Académie Lafayette Middle & High School Nurse

School-Year 2024-2025

Full-time, 10-month position

Start Date: August 2024

Campus: Armour Campus, 6-12

Overview

This person is responsible for providing specialized health care services for school staff and students in order to maintain a safe and healthy school environment as well as promoting the value of wellness in the school and community. The nurse is a member of the BLT and District Health and Wellness committees. 

Status of Position

This is a full-time position with Académie Lafayette. This is an exempt position pursuant to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Reporting

The nurse reports to the campus/building principal.

Responsibilities

• Assessing the health needs of the whole school community and developing a health plan
• Providing confidential health services  for individual children;
• Supporting, advising, counseling (with the support of the social worker), and referring children experiencing mental health problems, such as depression;
• Coordinating immunization programs and documentation;
• Producing individual health plan for children with disabilities or long-term conditions; participate in IEP team and 504 plans;
• Providing training for school-based staff to support children with health care needs, such as asthma, diabetes or epilepsy, and contributing to PSHE curriculum;
• Providing advice for parents and school staff on childhood illnesses and the management and control of infectious diseases;
• Performing annual health screening;.
• Promoting healthy lifestyle by addressing: exercise, healthy eating, smoking, drug, and alcohol abuse
• Addressing issues of mental health and well-being, including depression and bullying;
• Handling matters of sexual health and relationships as well as teenage pregnancy;
• Organizing, communicating, monitoring and reviewing fire, tornado, intruder and other emergency preparedness drills
• Collecting and reporting monthly data on student visits and injuries
• Other duties as assigned by building principal

Qualifications

• R.N. or L.P.N. with current Missouri license

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to multitask and respond to emergencies

• Self-starter with ability to work independently and with a high level of efficiency

Mental/Physical/Environmental Demands

• Needs to move about within the campus as necessary
• Occasional standing, stooping, bending, pulling and pushing
• Occasionally requires lifting up to 25 pounds