School Nurse at The Riverbank School

Job Description

• Provide health services to strengthen and facilitate the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriers to student’s learning.
• Identify problems and disabilities and provide such services as case finding, health education, referring, and care in order to help prevent serious health problems and manage current chronic conditions.
• Provide basic healthcare to students in case of injury or acute illness
• Educate students and staff on healthy habits, such as proper nutrition and hygiene
• Detect health problems in early stages through regular screenings
• Update students’ medical history
• Ensure school environment is safe for children and school staff (e.g. prevention of communicable diseases)
• Collaborate and supervise support staff in periodic sanitation and disinfection of offices, classrooms and school area.