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Southeast Polk Community School District

<div>SOUTHEAST POLK COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Job Description 
Title: School Nurse 
Location: Altoona Elementary 
 
Qualifications: 
 1. BSN Degree with RN Certification. 
 2. Preference given to current first aid and CPR certificates. 
 3. Preference given to experience and/or training with youth. 
 4. Such alternative to the above qualification as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable. 
 
Reports to: Building Principal 
 
Supervises: Students, Assigned Classified Aides 
 
Job Goal: To be a team member providing the fullest possible educational opportunity for all students by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in Southeast Polk; to be a part of the district dedicated to realizing the vision and mission in accordance with the core values of the district. 
 
Performance Responsibilities: 
 1. Assist school health committee and administrators in developing school health program. 
 2. Participate in work of health curriculum committee. 
 3. Conduct school programs for students of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing as directed by the Director of Human Resources. 
 4. Observe students on a regular basis to detect health needs. 
 5. Instruct teachers on screening students for health defects. 
 6. Maintain up-to-date cumulative health records on all students. 
 7. Report to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies on student health matters. 
 8. Visit student homes when necessary. 
 9. Assume authority, in the absence of a physician, for the care of a student or staff member who has suffered an injury or emergency illness. 
10. Administer first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures. 
11. Make recommendations on health needs of individual students. 
12. Make recommendation and implement Board policy on exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases. 
13. Assist and/or conduct classes on first aid, CPR, giving medication, blood borne pathogens, right to know, in-services, etc., to meet requirements for Southeast Polk staff. 
14. Assist school personnel in maintaining sanitary standards in schools. 
15. Other duties as assigned. 
 
Terms of Employment: 
 1. Days of employment: 180 student days, 10 in-service days, 5 holidays. 
 2. Eight hour days. 
 3. As outlined in the negotiated SEPEA/Southeast Polk School agreement. 
 
Evaluation: This position evaluated by attendance center principal or his/her designee. 
 
03/15 Employee _____ Human Resources _____ Superintendent ______ 
 
Disclaimer: 
The statements of this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in this position. These statements are not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his or her supervision. 
 
It is the policy of the Southeast Polk Community School District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), genetic information (for employment), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact, Joseph M. Horton, Deputy Superintendent, Equal Opportunity Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator, Southeast Polk District Office, 8031 NE University Ave., Pleasant Hill, IA 50327, (515)-967-4294, joseph.horton@southeastpolk.org. Inquiries or grievances may also be directed to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Des Moines, IA, 50319-0201, (515) 281-4121; or the U.S. Department of Education, Region VII Office of Civil Rights, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago IL 60661.</div>

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