Health Services

According to the National Association of School Nurses, "School nursing, a specialized practice of nursing, protects and promotes student health, facilitates optimal development, and advances academic success. School nurses, grounded in ethical and evidence-based practice, are the leaders who bridge health care and education, provide care coordination, advocate for quality student-centered care, and collaborate to design systems that allow individuals and communities to develop their full potential." (NASN, 2021)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Coordinates, collaborates and implements mandated School Health Screenings including, but not limited to, vision, hearing, and scoliosis
• Prepares and files mandated reporting, as follows:
  • Annual Kindergarten and 7th Grade Immunization Assessment
  • Annual Report of Hearing Testing
  • Annual Report of Oral Health Assessments
  • Other reports as necessary
• Train Senior Health/Medi-Cal Technicians (LVNs) and act as a resource on matters related to their duties including: immunization compliance, health record keeping, administration of first aid, universal precautions, medication administration, communicable disease reporting and exposure notices, and coordination of health screenings
• Train employees and coaches in emergency medical interventions for students, as appropriate
• Interprets the health and development status and results of medical findings concerning the student and communicates relevant information to the appropriate school personnel.
• Confers with family health care provider, as appropriate and needed, concerning the health and development status of students
• Serves as a member of the IEP team, as needed, when health issues are identified
• Plans actions for eliminating, minimizing or accepting health conditions that interfere with student's learning and motivates and guides the persons responsible for student's health to appropriate resources
• Serves as a liaison to the parents, school, and community in health matters
• Provides information to children and/or their parents about the Medi-Cal system and where and how to access applications
• Serves as health consultant and resources to teachers in health education and growth and development curriculum