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ELIZABETH BOARD OF EDUCATION Elizabeth, New Jersey JOB DESCRIPTION Title: Registered Nurse Qualifications: * Valid Registered Nurse (RN) License * Effective communication skills. * Valid Providers Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification from the American Heart Association or equivalent from the American Red Cross * Required criminal history background check and proof of S. citizenship or legal resident alien status. Job Goal: To promote health and safety in the school environment and provide health services to students, faculty and staff. Reports to: Supervisor of Nursing Services Performance Responsibilities: * Works cooperatively with a certified school nurse to ensure a healthy school climate and to minimize absence due to illness. * Provides special health care and related services to meet the needs of students with disabilities. * Administers prescribed medication to students in accordance with law and board policy. * Promotes healthy/safe school environment by assisting the administration and staff to maintain safe and sanitary conditions throughout the school. * Reports problems promptly to the principal. * Provides emergency care in case of sudden illness and administers first-aid in case of injury to students or staff according to established policies and procedures. * Conducts health screenings as required by law and/or board policies. * Maintains student health records, as required by law and/orboard policies; * Assesses and recommends to the school principal the exclusion of students who show evidence of communicable disease, or who have not submitted acceptable evidence of immunizations, pursuant to law and/or board policy; * Provides appropriate response to DNR orders; * Maintains a valid, current Providers Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification from the American Heart Association or the equivalent from the American Red Cross; * Performs other related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor of Nursing Services and/or building administrator. Terms of Employment: 10 months; non-tenurable Evaluated by the Supervisor of Nursing Services and the building Principal consistent with collective negotiations agreement. Compensation and benefits as established by the collective negotiations agreement. Date Approved: October 19, 2006 Rev'd.: November 16, 2006 2006-23