School Nurse

Job Title: School Nurse Department: Student and Family Support Services Reports to: Manager of School Nursing and Site -Based Administrator Number of Days: 179 Compensation: Teachers Salary Schedule Overtime Status : Exempt Last Revised Date : November 18, 2024 Oklahoma Teacher’s Retirement: Mandatory Participation Bargaining Unit: TCTA Funding Source: District Paid Mission: Our students lead through literacy, are empowered through experience, and contribute to their community. Vision: Tulsa Public Schools honors the diversity, creativity, and passion of our students, elevating every student to be designers of their destiny. Core Values: Our core values guide how we work and interact with each other at every level of the organization. We embrace and embody these values every day: • Equity: We know that our diversity is a community treasure, and we are committed to dismantling practices and systems that perpetuate inequalities, being actively anti- bias, anti-racist, and working toward justice and opportunity for all. • Character: We are honest, trustworthy and have high standards of behavior. We make decisions based on what our students and community need, and we do the right thing even when it is hard. • Excellence: We work together to give Tulsa the world -class schools it needs and deserves. We expect a lot of one another, and we support one another in achieving our shared, high expectations. • Team: We care for one another and work together to celebrate success, learn from struggles, and work to help every team member be their best selves. • Joy: Joy at school and at work makes us more productive, because when we create, innovate, and imagine, our motivation grows. Also, we love to have fun! Position Summary : Under the supervision of the Site Administrator and Manager of School Nursing, the nurse w orks with students and the entire school community supporting health needs such as medication administration, first aid, immunization compliance, and workers compensation documentation . Computer use for tasks such as email, submitting attachments, reports, and online supply orders . Minimum Qualifications : Education: • Associate’s degree in nursing; must complete bachelor’s degree within ten (10) years from the initial issuance of Oklahoma teaching certificate • Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred Experience: • Two (2) years’ school nurse experience a plus • Two (2) years’ supervisory experience Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.: • Licensed Registered Nurse • Possess or ability to obtain an Oklahoma School Nurse Certification within 60 days of hire • Valid certification in First Aid/CPR/AED • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite • Bilingual in Spanish a plus Responsibilities and Essential Functions: The following duties are representative of performance expectations. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions. School Health Management: • Collaborates with school personnel in identifying and meeting physical, social, and emotional needs of school children • Promote s and maintain s a safe and health y environment for students, staff, and families • Counsel s with students, parents, and school personnel regarding health problems and health behavior s • Collect s and assess es health data using the student, family, health care professional, health assistant; methods of data collection may include observation, screening, physical assessment, intervention, review of records and reports • Provide s first aid and emergency care to students and staff, notif ies parents, legal guardian(s) or person responsible for student’s care, as indicated • Organize s and conduct s screening programs, i.e. vision, hearing, height, weight, scoliosis, and communicable diseases • Refers students, parents, and staff to appropriate community resources as needed • Monitors status of student immunizations and works with school personnel and health assistants to ensure students meet State immunization requirements • Monitors all student medications administered at school as prescribed by their healthcare provider • Make s home visits as needed • Assure s school accident reports are filed as needed and assist s school personnel with corrective action as appropriate • Keep s an accurate and up -to-date list of children with special health needs • Consult s with physician and other health care professionals as needed • Provide s an environment conducive to privacy, confidentiality, and efficiency • Formulate s nursing diagnosis based on comprehensive assessment and appropriate nursing theory • Develop s, implement s, and evaluate s Individual Health Plans for students with health needs Clinic Management: • Maintain s accurate, up -to-date health records and record -keeping materials • Observe s schedules, policies and procedures as directed by Health and Wellness • Systematically record s data on cumulative health records and interpret s according to norms • Makes referrals as appropriate • Supervise s and assist s in teaching health policies, procedures, and protocols to health assistants and designated employee (s) School/Community Relations: • Maintains connections with community agencies, schools, and families to provide on- going health support • Maintain s open lines of communication with students, school personnel, families, and the community to address questions and concerns about school health • Assist s in identification of students at risk for physical and psychosocial problems • Communicate s health needs to other school personnel as appropriate • Supports wellness and health activities to improve and maintain a healthy school environment • Report s incidents of suspected child abuse, according to State Law and TPS policy, and assist s school personnel and administrators as needed • Acts as health advocate on behalf of the student and family as appropriate Health Education: • Assist s students, families, and school personnel in the attainment of developmentally appropriate health goals through health education and counseling • Consult s with staff in the development and implementation of new or revised health curricula • Promote s both formal and informal health education for students, parents, and staff • Collaborates with district staff and community partners for health education plans for appropriate grade levels • Provide s health counseling and refers to appropriate professionals as needed • Conducts health education trainings for school personnel and initiates teaching of nursing tasks to staff members as appropriate • Assist s school personnel in obtaining health materials, supplies, and equipment • Provide s instruction in proper use, care, storage, and protection of equipment • Take s an active role in developing health related curriculum and instruction of students in this curriculum, as well as State mandated health education, i.e. HIV/AIDS Other: • Perform s other tasks, duties, or services consistent with this position as assigned by the school administrator and/or manager of school nursing Skills and Abilities Required: The following characteristics and physical skills are important for the successful performance of assigned duties. • Ability to reason, prioritize, and triage health related situations • Ability to seek assistance and make appropriate contacts • Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a diverse audience • Excellent time -management, problem prevention and problem solving skills • Ability to adhere to administrative hierarchy • Ability to work effectively, collaboratively , and positively with employees, students, parents and guardians, and stakeholders • Ability to act in a crisis situation and take charge appropriately whe n needed • Open to change and applies critical thinking while developing solutions based on new guidelines, methods, and techniques • Ability to manage both up and down and create buy -in from people with diverse perspectives and backgrounds for new ideas and approaches Customer Contacts : • Internal: TPS District Employees • External: Students, parents, community members, partnered vendors, local and state agencies Supervisory Responsibilities: • Provides oversight and closely monitors the delivery of care and services provided by trained unlicensed staff Working Conditions: Exposure to the following situations may range from rare to frequent based on circumstances and factors that may not be predictable. • Physical requirements consistent with an office setting • Occasional to frequent travel to district and non-district sites Tulsa Public Schools is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of individuals who contribute to the district's mission with their talents, skills, and energy. Tulsa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender ident ity, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, age, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Tulsa Public Schools also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact the district's talent management department at 918 -746-6310 or the district's human rights and Title IX coordinator at 918 -746-6985 . You can also direct your request for accommodation in writing to the Tulsa Public Schools Education Service Center, Attn: Talent Management, 3027 S. New Haven Ave., Tulsa, OK 74114 -6131.