A full-time Certified School Nurse is responsible for maintaining individual student health records, conducting mandated screenings, distributing daily medications, monitoring complex medical conditions, providing medical intervention, overseeing the implementation of health protocols, and responding to medical emergencies. A part-time treatment nurse assists the Certified School Nurse and ensures that tube feedings, catherizations, breathing treatments, diabetes management, seizure management, medication distribution and other medical interventions are delivered as prescribed.
The nurses employed by The School are responsible for the majority of medical interventions that occur during the school day. Conditions which generally require the presence of an individual nurse include tracheostomies, ventilators and diagnoses that result in daily life-threatening episodes. To initiate individual nursing services, parents will complete a request form and any supporting documentation. Such requests will be considered on a case by case basis, but it should be noted that individual nursing services are not needed or approved unless the condition results in daily life-threatening episodes. Individual nursing services are the financial responsibility of the sending school district. Approved individual nursing services must be documented in the IEP.
Related Services provided through School Districts/Intermediate Units
Hearing and vision services are available to qualifying students identified through the IEP process. These are provided through local school districts or intermediate units.