The position of State School Nursing Consultant is created in the Oregon Health Authority. The responsibilities of the consultant include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
- (1) Coordinating and collaborating with the school nurse specialist within the Department of Education.
- (2) Providing school nursing policy and program guidance for the authority, the department and other agencies.
- (3) Supporting and leading the integration of coordinated school health teams and providing assistance in sustaining the teams.
- (4) Providing technical assistance to school nurses on the delivery of nursing care using evidence-based best practice standards and assisting in the establishment of protocols and standards of care in collaboration with professional associations and state agencies.
- (5) Providing leadership in the delivery of nursing services in schools.
- (6) Providing clinical consultation and technical support to school nurses and school nursing programs.
- (7) Serving as a liaison and expert resource in school nursing and school nursing programs for local, regional, state and national health care providers and policymaking bodies.
- (8) Coordinating school nursing program activities with public health, social services, environmental and educational agencies as well as other public and private entities.
- (9) Monitoring, interpreting, synthesizing and disseminating information relevant to changes in health care, school nursing practices, laws and regulations and other legal issues that impact schools.
- (10) Promoting quality assurance in school nursing programs by initiating and coordinating a quality assurance program that includes needs assessment, data collection and analysis and evidence-based practices.
- (11) Representing school nurses in state level partnerships between agencies and between public and private entities, to foster a coordinated school nursing program and other multidisciplinary collaborations.
Note: 413.084 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 413 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
[2015 c.793 §1]