Duties

Dolan Education Center

• Responds to medical needs and provides general nursing care to students at Dolan Education Center.
• Makes appropriate referrals for medical, dental, vision, and hearing problems that must be responded to by community providers. 
• Follows up on referrals to gather information from community providers, families, and students so that the necessary services can be documented. 
• Provides information to Dolan Education staff so that everyone is aware of the corrective measures that have taken place or the status of specific referrals. 
• Is knowledgeable of and coordinates medication information for Dolan Education students.
• Provides information to Dolan Education staff concerning specific student medications, their effects, and side effects. 
• Informs staff and students of current health issues that affect them directly (lice, bee stings, etc.), including informing educational staff of any physical limitations that could affect student participation in physical education or academic classes.
• Decides and informs respective guardians if a student will be leaving school for medical reasons. 
• Keeps daily nursing notes on all student contacts. 
• Reviews all medical, dental, vision, and hearing information for new or returning students and places it in the proper files. 
• Completes all medical sections of the state forms for IEP and multidisciplinary conferences.
• Informs guardians of specific personal hygiene behavior for specific students and corrective action.
• Provides information/instruction for health class.
• Requests health and medical supplies/equipment via proper channels.
• Examines students after physical restraint events, responds to all crisis situations in a medical capacity, and reports findings to staff, including documentation on school records.
• Collaborates with school staff to support daily school operations, including student supervision, lunchroom assistance, and other duties as needed to promote a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Completes periodic health checks and monitors and maintains relevant student data (hearing/vision screening, etc.).
• Is knowledgeable of current state and federal policies and procedures and general school nursing information as it relates to Dolan Education Center.
• Coordinates and documents student immunizations and physicals, etc. so that all students will be medically current by state standards for the upcoming school year.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse, School Nurse Certificate Preferred

Salary/Benefits

Dolan Education Center Nurse works 180 contract days at 7.5 hours per day (8:00am-3:30pm). Hourly rate negotiated based on experience (average $38-$42 per hour). Eligible for the Crisis Team Stipend (Current rate at $5,283.20 per school year). Other terms may be modified or negotiated.

Health-Dental-Vision-Life

Flex Spending Account

Pension - IMRF

Paid Sick & Personal Time

Additional Notes

Durand CUSD #322 is a small school district in northern IL bordering the WI state line. Durand, a wonderful community known as the "Village of Volunteers" isn't more than 30 minutes away from exceptional shopping and dining experiences in Rockford, Illinois and 60 minutes from Madison, Wisconsin.  The work environment in this close-knit school district provides its staff with rewarding professional relationships.

How to Apply

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://forms.linq.com/#/workflow-submission/13289692527caafab8cde641d28541c5c5152b83de

School District

https://www.durandbulldogs.com/en-US

Position Website

https://www.durandbulldogs.com/en-US

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card