Download Responsibilities of Health Room Personnel

RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTH ROOM PERSONNEL
CHILD ABUSE AND/OR
NEGLECT
CHRONIC STUDENT
ILLNESS
SECRETARY
Assess student for
possible/suspected
abuse or neglect.
Consult with
administrator or other
appropriate personnel.
Consult with
administrator or other
appropriate personnel.
Notify CPS or Law
Enforcement by phone
and follow-up with a
written report. Send
copy of report to Health
Services Office marked
confidential. Do not keep
copy at school.
Inform School Nurse of
students with excessive
absenteeism or
excessive Health Room
usage.
OFFICE ASSISTANT
Assess student for
possible/suspected
abuse or neglect.
Consult with
administrator or other
appropriate personnel.
Notify CPS or Law
Enforcement by phone
and follow-up with a
written report. Send
copy of report to Health
Services Office marked
confidential. Do not keep
copy at school.
HEALTH ASSISTANT
Assess student for
possible/suspected
abuse or neglect.
Consult with
administrator or other
appropriate personnel.
Notify CPS or Law
Enforcement by phone
and follow-up with a
written report. Send
copy of report to Health
Services Office marked
confidential. Do not keep
copy at school.
SCHOOL NURSE
Assess student for
possible/suspected
abuse or neglect.
Consult with
administrator or other
appropriate personnel.
Notify CPS or Law
Enforcement by phone
and follow-up with a
written report. Send
copy of report to Health
Services Office marked
confidential. Do not keep
copy at school.
OTHER
Assess student for
possible/suspected
abuse or neglect.
Consult with
administrator or other
appropriate personnel.
Notify CPS or Law
Enforcement by phone
and follow-up with a
written report. Send
copy of report to Health
Services Office marked
confidential. Do not keep
copy at school.
Inform School Nurse of
students with excessive
absenteeism or
excessive Health Room
usage.
Inform School Nurse of
students with excessive
absenteeism or
excessive Health Room
usage.
Contact parents
regarding illnesses
effecting school
attendance and
performance. Arrange
for referral as necessary.
Inform School Nurse of
students with excessive
absenteeism or
excessive Health Room
usage.
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASE CONTROL
Screen students for
certain communicable
diseases
(conjunctivitis,
chicken pox, etc.) and
take appropriate
actions. Notify School
Nurse and the Health
Services Office
immediately of any
suspected reportable
communicable
diseases. Follow
guidelines in
Infectious Disease
Control Guide.
Refer suspected cases
to Secretary, Health
Assistant, or School
Nurse.
Screen students for
certain communicable
diseases (head lice,
conjunctivitis, chicken
pox, etc.) and take
appropriate actions.
Notify School Nurse
and Health Services
Office immediately of
any suspected
communicable
diseases. Follow
guidelines in
Infectious Disease
Control Guide.
COUNSELING
None. Refer to School
Nurse, Counselor,
Psychologist or
Administrator
None. Refer to School
Nurse, Counselor,
Psychologist or
Administrator
None. Refer to School
Nurse, Counselor,
Psychologist or
Administrator
Assess students with
possible symptoms of
communicable
diseases. Arrange for
mass screenings when
appropriate.
Investigate any
suspected reportable
communicable
diseases. Contact
Health Department
when appropriate.
Exclude students with
communicable
diseases. Educate
staff, students, and
parents regarding
communicable disease
control.
Evaluate student's
counseling needs.
Arrange for
counseling services as
appropriate. Work
with Counselor,
Psychologist, and
Administrator.
Work cooperatively
with School Nurse,
Psychologist and
Administrator for
student's counseling
needs.
FIRST AID
Provides First Aid in
absence of school
nurse. Contact parents
regarding ill or injured
students. Enter each
student's name on
Health Room Log.
Call Aid Car when
needed. Fill out
appropriate accident
reports.
Provides back up First
Aid in absence of the
Secretary. Contact
parents regarding ill or
injured students.
Consult with School
Nurse or administrator
regarding calling Aid
Car. Fill out
appropriate accident
reports.
Obtain information
and assess
completeness
(Elementary). Refer
problems to School
Nurse or Health
Assistant. Send CIS
form per District
procedure when
transferring student.
Refer information to
School Secretary.
HEALTH ROOM
ORGANIZATION
IMMUNIZATION
RECORDS
Provide First Aid in
absence of school
nurse. Contact parents
regarding injures or ill
students. Fill out
appropriate accident
reports.
Provide First Aid.
Consult regarding
appropriate treatment
of severe illness and
injuries. Call for Aid
Car when needed.
Contact parents
regarding injures or ill
students. Fill out
appropriate accident
reports.
Order yearly supplies.
Monitor usage of
supplies. Develop
overall organization of
Health Room.
Assist school nurses as Process immunization
directed.
information. Update
records as needed.
Notify parent of
deficiencies. Maintain
list of students
inadequately
immunized for
potential exclusion.
Handle problems.
Contact parents
regarding exclusions.
Refer problems to
school nurse.
MEDICATIONS
Instruct parent to
complete and return
parent and physician's
medication request
forms. Refer questions
and/or problems
regarding medication
to school nurse.
Administer medication
in accordance with
district policy.
Medications must be
kept in locked cabinet.
If trained to give
medications,
administer in
accordance with
district policy. Refer
questions and/or
problems regarding
medication to school
nurse.
Instruct parent to
complete and return
parent and physician
request for medication
forms. Administer
medication in
accordance with
district policy. Refer
questions and/or
problems regarding
medication to school
nurse.
REFERRALS
For acute illness or
injury, refer to Health
Room Manual. Inform
School Nurse of
possible need for
referral to other
agencies.
For acute illness or
injury, refer to Health
Room Manual. Inform
School Nurse of
possible need for
referral to other
agencies.
For acute illness or
injury, refer to Health
Room Manual. Inform
School Nurse of
possible need for
referral to other
agencies.
Review parent and
physician request
forms. Obtain
telephone orders from
physician as needed.
Consult with
administrator
regarding designated
personnel to give
medication. Teach
designated personnel
medication time, dose,
side effects and other
needed information.
Monitor effectiveness
and/or problems with
medication, and
communicate with
physician and parents.
Evaluate student
needs. Refer to other
agencies as
appropriate.
Teacher: Administer
medication in
accordance with
district policy. Refer
questions and/or
problems regarding
medication to school
nurse.
Inform School Nurse
of possible need for
referral.
STUDENT HEALTH
CONCERNS
Send home health
registration forms.
Notify School Nurse
of student health
concerns from
enrollment forms.
Consult health
concerns notebook for
management of care.
From Seattle School District
Consult school health
concerns notebook for
management of care.
Consult school health
concerns notebook for
management of care.
Can input health
concerns into
computer. Inform
School Nurse and
update student health
concerns list.
Review health
registration forms and
develop health
concerns list. Assess
student health needs.
Develop nursing care
plans as needed.
Contact parents and
physicians for
additional information.
Notify teachers and
other appropriate staff.
Conduct inservices for
school personnel.