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Duties

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Serve as a liaison between the school and the families of referred students regarding health information and interpretation.
  2. Participate, as needed, in multidisciplinary diagnostic progress and educational placement staffings for students referred for special education and/or related services.
  3. Provide, on a consultant basis as needed, medical information and interpretation and serve as a liaison between medical personnel and the school.
  4. Provide, as needed, medical information and interpretation aimed at alleviation of medical or emotional problems of students.
  5. Serve as a liaison between the school system and community health and social welfare agencies.
  6. Maintain medical records on students and supervise the initial administration of medication to students.
  7. Carry out awareness/identification activities related to service delivery.
  8. In cooperation with the Assistant Superintendent of Special Services arrange for physical and dental examinations.
  9. Assist in providing in-service training, workshop, parent education, prepare required reports an research and dissemination activities as needed.
  10. Prepare informational materials on health regulations.
  11. Service as a consultant to school personnel in areas of professional expertise.
  12. Provide for annual vision screening in accordance to accepted standards, techniques and criteria as determined by the State Superintendent of Education and the Director of Public Health.
  13. Implement schedule for annual vision screening with the principal and screening technicians.
  14. Maintain records of vision screening for each school.
  15. Assist in follow-up of students who are referred to a physician and/or vision consultant.
  16. Interpret the physician’s report to the student’s teacher.
  17. Provide spot screening test for teacher and psychologist referrals during the school year.
  18. Provide for annual hearing screening in accordance to the Child Hearing Test Act implemented by the State Superintendent of Education and the Director of Public Health.
  19. Implement schedule for annual screening with principal and screening technicians.
  20. Maintain records of hearing screening for each school.
  21. Assist in the follow-up of students who are referred to physician and/or audiologist.
  22. Assist in the follow-up of children with permanent hearing loss.
  23. Interpret the physician’s and/or audiologist’s reports to the student’s teacher.
  24. Provide for teacher and psychologist (spot) referrals for hearing screening during the school year.
  25. Prepare forms for recording immunization data from student health records.
  26. Develop and implement a plan for reviewing student health records.
  27. Provide principal data on student compliance with Health Department Regulations.
  28. Inform principal of current requirements for record keeping of student health records.
  29. Maintain information relative to number of records reviewed and significant variables.
  30. Perform such other duties and assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Assistant Superintendent for Special Services.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS-

*MUST BE A LICENSED REGISTERED NURSE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
*MUST PASS A PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL AND DRUG/ALCOHOL SCREENING
*MUST PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK

SALARY-

*BASED ON EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, PER THE TEACHER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

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Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

www.psd150.org/employment

Job Posting Date

10/4/2024

Start Date

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