School Nurse Coordinator
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CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TITLE: SCHOOL NURSE COORDINATOR WORK SCHEDULE: 10 Month Work Calendar & Per Diem 25-6 Hour Days Scheduled by the District in July & August SALARY: CSEA School Nurse Coordinator - Step 1 $35.00 / hr. QUALIFICATIONS:

Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing with NYS.

Minimum 2 years of experience in the school setting with an established understanding of the duties/responsibilities/state requirements

Possesses excellent communication, organizational, and human relations skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reports to assigned office daily and performs all functions of a school nurse; covers unstaffed nursing offices in another buildings

Liaison between nursing staff, Medical Director, Athletic Director, School Physician, BOCES Safety Coordinator and District employee physical provider including but not limited to: scheduling physicals, creation and implementation of policies/procedures, communicable disease control, emergency health forms, bus accidents, medication destruction, etc.

Manage nursing schedules, securing coverage as needed to High School, Middle School, Elementary school and summer school for both scheduled and unscheduled absences

Staff summer responsibilities including but not limited to summer school

Meet as necessary with the Director of PPS for information sharing purposes and to coordinate and setup monthly nurses meetings and agendas. The person in this position will run the monthly nurses meetings and report to the Director or PPS if they are not present

Participate in the interview/hiring process for new nurses and substitute nurses. Provide mentorship, orientation and training for new nurses

Provide and organize training for nursing staff such as yearly CPR and BLS training, and medical procedures for students with health needs such as food allergies, diabetes, and seizure disorders

Attend and participate in all district safety meetings quarterly, communicating updates/changes to nursing staff

Coordinate and update information to nursing staff regarding the following:

Policies and procedures

Standing orders

Equipment (ordering & maintaining)

In-service education

State mandates and recommendations

Health Office Manuals

First Aid Orders

Form Book

CPR Certificates & Nursing License

Immunization survey coordination

HPN Network Coordination

Coordination of the BMI and all other Mandated Surveys

Medication inventory, administration and disposal

Confer with school physician concerning all medical policies/procedures, accidents, any medical issues requiring physician consult

Point person for state mandated reporting, responsible for collecting data provided by each school nurse-assisting as appropriate with data collection- working closely with Director of PPS for submitting reports in a timely fashion

Set up, manage and oversee an annual flu shot clinic and any other like event

Medical device management for all buildings including AED, vision screener(s), audiometer(s). Coordinate replacement of expired items, calibration of equipment, logging of monthly checklist, etc.

Assist with mandated screenings at each building as needed

Coordinate collection of UPK health record data

Coordinate all contract nursing services and substitute nurses

Manage supply orders, equipment servicing or other items before recommending to the Director of PPS

Additional summer hours paid per diem, upon approval

Other duties as assigned by superintendent or designee