Job Description Nurse Extender - Classified Job Qualification

 

 

 

Continuing or Temporary: Temporary

 

Level of Benefits: Full

 

Number of Months: 10

 

Salary Schedule: Grade 64

 

Nurse Extender will be directed and supervised by the Registered School Nurse.

 

Minimum Degree Level: Associate's Degree or N.C Nurse Aide License Minimum

 

 

Experience/Requirements:

Candidates must meet at least one of the following criteria:

1. Hold at least an Associate’s Degree

2. Have 48-semester hours of transferable college coursework,

3. Have 96-contact hours of college coursework plus passing scores on the WorkKeys test

4. Have a NC Nurse Aide License

 

 

Duties to include:

- In collaboration with RN School Nurse, monitor students identified with COVID-19 symptoms that have been placed in isolation by the RN School Nurse following COVID-19 social distancing guidelines and utilizing appropriate PPE.

- In collaboration with RN School Nurse, Implement school level COVID-19 Screening Testing Program, including management of consents, randomizing of testing, and follow-up after testing is completed. Assist with Vendor at the school site.

- Implement school level procedure for symptom positive students and staff.

- Collaborate with RN School Nurse in assuring local health department notification for positive cases in school and contact tracing.

- Support RN School Nurse efforts in vaccine administration opportunities (flu, required vaccines, etc.) for assigned school.

- Support the RN School Nurse efforts in completing health screenings (dental and vision)

- Support the RN School Nurse in other duties as needed as allowed by the NC BON rules related to delegation

- Support the Principal in other duties as needed.