Decatur City Schools

JOB TITLE: Licensed Practical Nurse

SUMMARY: Performs any combination of the following tasks in the classroom or school under the supervision of a registered nurse.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following to be performed under the supervision of a registered nurse:
Planner of student health care
• Utilizes a distinct clinical knowledge base of decision-making in nursing practice.

• Uses a systematic approach to problem solving in nursing practice.

• Contribute to the education of the student with special health care needs by assessing the student, planning and providing appropriate nursing care, and evaluating the identified outcomes of care.

Planner and coordinator of student health care
• Establishes and maintains a comprehensive school health program.

• Collaborates with other school professionals, parents, and caregivers to meet the health, developmental, and education needs of the students.

• Collaborates with members of the community in the delivery of health and social services and utilizes knowledge of community health systems and resources to function as a school-community liason.

Teacher, Communicator, and Investigator
• Assist students, families and the school community to achieve optimal levels of wellness through appropriately designed and delivered health education.

• Uses effective written, verbal and nonverbal communication skills.

• Contributes to nursing and school health innovations in practice and participation in research or research-related activities.

Professional Development
• Identifies, delineates, and clarifies the nursing role, promotes quality of care, pursues continued professional enhancement, and demonstrates professional conduct.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :
Possesses valid Alabama Licensed Practical Nurse Credentials
Pediatric experience preferred

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Valid Alabama Licensed Practical Nurse Credentials

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50 pounds. Occasional restraining of out-of-control children is required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The noise level in the wok environment is usually moderate.

The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions for short periods of time.