The School-Based Registered Nurse ("School Nurse") is a contractual academic school year position that is a partnership between Morgan State University and Baltimore City Public Schools. The School Nurse fulfills multiple roles which serve to promote student health and educational success including: providing direct care and assessments to students and populations; providing leadership for the provision of health services and programmatic coordination on the local, regional and state level; providing/coordinating screening and referral for health conditions; promoting a healthy school environment; promoting/providing health education, referral and advocacy; serving in leadership roles for health policies and programs; being a member of the multidisciplinary educational team; being a liaison between school personnel, family, health care professionals, and the community; and serving as a case manager to chronically ill students including delegation of care needs and health services delivery oversight.

Summary of Job Duties:
? Provide basic healthcare to students in the case of injury or acute illness
? Develop and implement Individualized Healthcare Plans for students with chronic illnesses and/or
medical disabilities
? Complete nursing appraisal for all student with chronic illnesses and/or medical disabilities
? Develop and promote health education programs for the school community
? Maintain all clinical records
? Coordinate state mandated, annual vision and hearing screenings for assigned school(s)
? Counsel students, parents, teachers, and school administrators regarding health problems,
providing information and/or referrals to community resources
? Develop plans and procedures, as well as training of staff for emergency management of illnesses
and injuries within the school community
? Monitor and track student immunization compliance
? Train and monitor unlicensed school staff in administering routine and emergency medications to
students with chronic health conditions
? Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary student support team, providing health counsel in the
development and implementation of both Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and Section 504b
Plans for students with chronic health conditions
? Serve as a member of the student wellness support team, providing input regarding to mental
wellness and case management
? Perform and promote all activities in compliance with equal employment and non-discrimination
policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school board policies and the professional standards