The goals of the Certified School Nurse are to maintain and/or improve the health status of students, thus enabling them to profit fully from their educational experiences; and, to promote optimum health status and lifestyles for all students through the joint efforts of the home, school and community.
To that end, the Health Services Office coordinates all student health-related services for the North Pocono School District, including:
Collecting and managing student medical data as required by the Pennsylvania School Code,
Verifying compliance with state-required physicals, screenings, and immunizations,
Providing various physicals and screenings as appropriate,
Administering prescribed medications that must be given during school hours according to physician's orders,
Storing and managing inventory of prescribed medications,
Administering care when needed and maintaining logs of such care,
Providing medical referrals as needed,
Filing state-required annual and incidental reports,
Serving on Student Assistance Program teams,
Serving on the Coordinated School Health committee, and
Advising the district on policy related to student health.