JOB TITLE: Substitute Nurse

STATUS: Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Principal and Human Resources

TERMS: 187 Days (as needed)

PAY GRADE: RN $105.00/Dailly Rate; LVN $85.00/Daily Rate 

Primary Purpose:

Support student success by promoting, practicing, improving, and maintaining student, staff, and community health while serving as a substitute nurse.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• Valid Registered Nurse License/ Licensed Vocational Nurse License

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Fluent in English(written and spoken)
• Current practical working knowledge of nursing procedures and techniques relavant to children
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently to implement district policies and procedueres

Experience:

• School nursing experience preferred

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Performing comprehensive nursing assessment on students and staff by using clinical

    reasoning, synthesizing comprehensive data, providing nursing care, and evaluating,

    reporting, and documenting patient outcomes

2. Administering medications and treatments according to school district policies and the

    RN scope of practice (BON, 15.28, TAC, Rule 217.11)

3. Reporting any concerns related to child abuse (physical or mental) to administrators, law

    enforcement, and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

4. Managing supplies and equipment

5. Maintaining cumulative/individual health records

6. Enforcing school district communicable disease policies

7. Reporting communicable disease cases as required to administrators and Lead Nurses

8. Assessing the severity of injuries and taking appropriate action

9. Performing first aid procedures effectively and efficiently

10. Anticipating changes in patient conditions and responding accordingly to include emergent care

11. Submitting school district accident reports periodically and notifying administratiors and Lead 

      Nurses

12. The subsitute nurse should be prepared to seek out other school nurses to include district Lead 

      Nurses or other health care providers when student conditions exceed the substitute nurse's

      level of competency or experience to ensure student safety.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands

Maintain emotional control under stress; work with frequent interruptions

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

Exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases; frenquent standing, stooping, bending, pulling and pushing; moving medical equipment and other clinic materials