Substitute Health Clinician - RN - Walla Walla Public Schools

PURPOSE STATEMENT

On an on-call/substitute basis, this position is responsible for providing professional health care to students and staff to prevent, identify, and/or remediate health problems which may impair learning, social adjustment, or emotional well-being of students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assess the physical, mental, and environmental health needs of students as they relate to the educational environment in accordance with state and local mandates.
2. Provide primary health care to students including initial assessment, management of illness and /or referral to other health professionals, monitoring of chronic diseases, health supervision, and promotion of health life-styles, disease prevention, and the coordination of services when specialized care is required.
3. Serve as a health advocate of students and a consultant to educational staff.
4. Implement and/or monitor appropriate health plans to meet the medical, health, and safety needs of students for designated schools.
5. Provide support to Health Room Assistant and designated school employees to safeguard the health and welfare of the students in their care, to include ongoing training where necessary, maintenance of health care records, immunization forms and health plan monitoring in designated schools.
6. Respond to health related emergencies in designated schools.
7. Regulate and dispense prescribed medication and/or treatments as required.
8. Provide health counseling and guidance to students, school personnel and parents, to include communicating with non-English speaking students and their parents as needed.
9. Perform vision and hearing screening as required and in accordance with the Washington State Codes.
10. Provide Health Clinic coverage in the absence of Health Room Assistants.
11. Provide one to one nursing care to designated students in the absence of the assigned nurse.
12. Cultivate and model appropriate and cooperative behavior, including protecting confidential information, consistent with district ethical guidelines.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

1. May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
2. Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports jointly to the Building Principal and the Director of Health Services.

MENTAL DEMANDS

• Required to deal with a wide range of student, staff and public behaviors and needs in a positive and service oriented manner.
• May occasionally deal with distraught or difficult students or parents.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• May be required to transport students.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Current CPR/First Aid and AED certification.
• Valid Registered Nurse License for the State of Washington
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Experience in nursing duties with children/teenagers preferred.
• Experience managing diabetes and life threatening conditions (asthma, anaphylaxis, seizure disorder) preferred.
• Proficient in nursing skills preferred or willing to train (Ex: NG or G tubes, catheters, pumps)
• Ability to work independently as well as in collaboration with assigned Health Room Assistants.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize student needs.
• Computerized record keeping skills.
• Ability to work with students with a wide range of behaviors, emotional disabilities, and medical conditions.
• Ability to respond to and handle emergency situations in a calm, professional and effective manner.
• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the district.
• Excellent human relations, communication, and organizational skills; ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents.
• Ability to maintain state/federal special education compliance requirements including timelines involving special needs or medically fragile students.
• Knowledge of community resources and family service agencies.
• Required to maintain confidentiality.

Licenses/Special Requirements

• Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor.
• Must complete Walla Walla Public Schools Risk Management and Bloodborne Pathogens Training upon hire.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

On call as needed

CONDITIONS

The preceding list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

The Walla Walla School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.  The Walla Walla School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all education programs, services and activities.  For information regarding translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact (509) 527-3000.   The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator                                                   

Title IX Coordinator                                       Section 504/ADA Coordinator

Dr. Mindy Meyer, Director of HR                         Michelle Carpenter, Director of Strategic Initiatives

364 S. Park Street                                            364 S. Park Street

Walla Walla, WA 99362                                     Walla Walla, WA 99362

(509) 527-3000                                               (509) 527-3000

mmeyer@wwps.org                                          mcarpenter@wwps.org