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The JCSS Student Health Services Program believes that students are able to thrive and perform at their potential when they are healthy and present.
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Our Student Health Services Program is staffed by Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and unlicensed clinic assistants. Licensed nurses are responsible for the development of school-based individual healthcare plans for students with chronic health conditions and school clinic staff are available for daily health needs.
School-based nursing services provide health-related support for students with documented health conditions, including:
- Coordinate vision, hearing, dental, scoliosis, and other required screenings for students, including referrals as needed
- Ensure immunizations for students are current as required by federal, state, and local regulations
- Provide first-aid, emergency care, and medical support as needed while a student is on premise at school
- Assist parents with the administration of prescribed medical treatment based on a medical need per written physician order.
- Provide information for preventing common illnesses through health education, guidance to parents, and community resources.
- Promote awareness activities through education and health initiatives
Nurses and clinic staff remove barriers to learning by
- Caring for day to day medical needs and chronic health conditions:
- Acute illnesses
- Daily medications
- Chronic illnesses (diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, ADHS, etc.)
- Communicable diseses
- Dental disease
- Injuries and emergencies
- Mental Health
- Nutrition
- Attend IEP, 504, and IHP meetings as needed
- Perform annual immunization record audits for state reporting on Pre-K, kindergarten, and 7th grade
- Perform annual scholiosis screenings for all 6th and 7th graders
- Perform hearing/vision screenings as needed and annually for all 3rd-grade students
- Regional nurses create and maintain IHP (Individual Healthcare Plans) for students with chronic health conditions and updates as needed
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Meet Our Team
Ronda Brewer
Lead Regional Nurserbrewer@jcss.us
Pam Watson
Regional Nursepwatson@jcss.us
Tamara Freeman
Regional Nursetfreeman@jcss.us