Responsibilities:
To provide first aid to any injured or ill students and staff members
To notify parent/guardian of ill injured student and coordinate with parents to have student picked up from school if deemed necessary
To notify School Nurse of any new medical/health issues that arise to determine if a Health Care Plan needs to be established
To follow Health Care Plans established by the School Nurse and parents in order to provide correct care for the students with medical needs
Coordinate with School Nurse and teachers to over any health plans for students with health conditions in their class
To aid School Nurse in keeping the Health Conditions list accurate and up to date
To make and provide each grade level Health Condition picture cards for recess first aid bags
To make and provide each kitchen Health Condition picture cards of students with food allergies, diabetes and lactose intolerant
To provide a daily medication schedule and distribute medications to students on a daily basis and keep accurate logs documenting the time and date of when medication is given
To oversee/aid all diabetic students with treatments and maintaining daily diabetes logs
To obtain lunch carb menu from Food Service supervisor and create a carb count menu for diabetic students
To distribute as needed or Emergency medications and keep accurate logs documenting the time and date the medication was given
To notify parents if medications need to be refilled or have expired and need replacing
To prepare medications and first aid kits for field trips as well as attend any field trip when medical assistance is needed (diabetic students)
To prepare first aid bags for sports/coaches and notify coaches of any students with health conditions
To maintain confidential individual health records for all students
To perform lice checks on any students suspected of having lice as well as coordinate with teachers to do "health hair" checks of the entire classroom if a student is reported to have lice
To notify School nurse, staff and building/grounds supervisor of the presence of a communicable disease so the classrooms will be properly cleaned
To assist the School Nurse with hearing and vision screenings K-3 as well as for any student that a teacher requests to be done
To assist School Nurse with immunization records in accordance to the Wisconsin Immunization Requirements
To record and report accurate numbers of office visits, health conditions, medications kept at school and accident reports filed during the school year. All of these are logged into Skyward on a daily basis.
To assist School Nurse during registration with gathering any current or new health/medical information on students
To assist with secretarial duties in the event of a support staff member is absent
To assist the School Nurse with any other duties that are assigned