Saturday, May 26, 2007

STAFF NURSE (Office of State Personnel)

Role of Staff Nurse (Office of State Personnel)

THIS POSITION WILL COVER THE MEDICAL COMPONENT FOR INITIAL EVALUATIONS BY PROVIDING
NURSING ASSESSMENTS,
REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS,
OBTAINING MEDICAL HISTORY/CONCERNS FROM FAMILY AND/OR CONSULTING WITH OTHERS IN THE
MEDICAL PROFESSION. VISION AND HEARING SCREENING AND ANTHROPOMETRIC
ASSESSMENTS ARE COMPLETED AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT SCREENING.
THE STAFF NURSE ACTS AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY & THE CDSA STAFF
AND IS INSTRUMENTAL IN COMPILING AND INTERPRETING MEDICAL INFORMATION
TO FAMILIES IN TERMS OF IMPACT ON THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. OTHER DUTIES
MAY INCLUDE SERVICE COORDINATION (CASE MANAGEMENT) AND COMMUNITY OUT-
REACH AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES. TRAVEL IS REQUIRED TO
SERVE CHILDREN IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND TO PROVIDE NURSING
COVERAGE IN THE SHELBY CDSA'S BRANCH OFFICES.

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