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Carry out appraisal activities to assess the health status of students and discover their health needs and problems.
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Conducts vision, hearing, and dental screening.
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Counsel students and their parents to secure needed medical, dental, or other treatment.
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Utilize community resources regarding referral and correction.
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Serve as consultant and resource person for total health education program.
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Serve on School Health Council.
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Serve as liaison between school and community and welfare agencies and the medical profession. Also, serve as liaison between school and home.
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Protect student health by providing emergency care for illness or injury occurring in school or while the student is under jurisdiction of school.
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Cooperate in community health planning.
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Assist in communicable disease control, assisting school personnel in screening for communicable diseases and by interpreting and encouraging and obeying immunization laws.
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Refer students to the physicians for diagnosis and treatment.
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Maintain current health records on all students.
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Give health programs to students.
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Continue educations of nurses through workshops and conventions.
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Implements policy on exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases.
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Purchase first aid supplies and stock all school health rooms.
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Participate in 504 and IEP conferences
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Keep abreast of new developments in the field.
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Performs such other duties as assigned by Director of Student Services and Deputy or Assistant Superintendent.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: From 9 to 10 months. Salary established by the Board.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.