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.