Substitute District School Nurse

Position: 818 - Substitute District School Nurse (2025-26 School Year)
Hemet Unified School District is one of the largest geographic areas of any district in California. It covers over 650 square miles of very diverse topography; from valley flatlands to foothills to mountains. It serves a growing community with a current enrollment of nearly 21,000 students. Preschool centers at nine school locations, eleven elementary schools (K-5), three elementary/ middle schools (K-8), four middle schools (6-8), four comprehensive high schools (9-12), one continuation high school (11-12), a science-based charter Middle/High School (6-12), an Adult Education Center, Independent Study Programs, a Home School Program, and a self-paced online instruction program offer a wide variety of learning opportunities for students of all ages.

Educational programs are designed to be flexible enough to provide a positive educational environment for all students, yet structured enough to ensure attainment of the California Content Standards and A-G requirements. Students also are encouraged to use whatever creative talents they possess. With the support of the community, school staffs have developed highly successful programs in music, agriculture, and athletics.

HEMET UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRICT SCHOOL NURSE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF POSITION Under the supervision of the Director of Pupil Services, the District School Nurse develops and maintains a broad program of health education and services designed to protect, maintain, and enhance the health of students. The school nurse strengthens and facilitates the educational process by identifying and remediating health related barriers that may impede the ability of students to learn.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES Plans, assesses and evaluates the health and development status of students (including mandated screenings) to identify specific medical disorders and health issues affecting the learning process; interprets the health and developmental assessment to health technicians, parents, teachers, administrators, and other professionals directly concerned with the pupil; designs and implements a health maintenance plan to meet the individual health needs of the pupil;

refers pupil to appropriate community resources for necessary services; interprets medical and nursing findings and makes recommendations to professional personnel involved; maintains communication with parents and all involved agencies to encourage necessary treatment; identifies, implements, and evaluates health and nursing services goals and objectives for the student's Individualized Education Program (I.E.P.) and determines whether services may be provided through IHSP/504/ADA procedure;

conducts immunization programs pursuant to Ed. Code §49403 to assure state mandates are met; reviews and provides immunizations and TB testing to students in danger of exclusion; coordinates and conducts TB skin testing to staff and volunteers as requested; determines and sets policies for communicable disease control in accordance with District and California Department of Public Health policy; consults with, conducts in-service training to, and serves as a resource person to teachers and administrators, and acts as participant in implementing sections of a comprehensive health curriculum for students by providing current scientific information regarding nutrition, preventive dentistry, mental health, genetics, prevention of communicable disease, self-health care, consumer education and growth and development;

provides direction and training for health technicians, teachers, administrators, and other school staff in first aid guidelines and other areas of health; sets first aid policy for the schools in accordance with District policy; counsels pupils and parents in the following areas: by assisting in identifying and utilizing appropriate private and community health delivery services for professional care and remediation of defects;

working with parents, pupils, and staff regarding health related attendance problems; helping parents, school personnel, and pupils understand and adjust to physical, mental, and social limitations; exploring with families and pupils the attitudes, information, and values which affect their health behavior; provides professional supervision of health technicians to assure compliance in all aspects of the health services program in accordance with state law and District policies and procedures;

provides in-service and training for new nursing staff and classified staff who function in health services; teaches, supervises, mentors, and evaluates non-licensed support personnel providing Special Physical Health Care Services (SPHCS) procedures to identified students; assists in identification of safety and health hazards on school sites; assists parents and pupils in solving financial, transportation, and other barriers to needed health services;

participates in professional and community in-service and meetings related to health issues; performs other duties as assigned, including…