Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Agencies that provide the services of a Licensed Practical Nurse will provide appropriate supervision by a Registered Nurse, (monthly minimum at the school). All staff, CNAII/LPN/RN, assigned by the agency will have monthly supervisory visits by RN supervisor, with documentation of visits sent to Exceptional Children’s Department. 2. Agencies will provide nurses who are licensed and qualified to perform the assigned specific duties in accordance with their scope of practice as defined by the NC Board of Nursing. 3. The duties performed by successful proposals will include: a. Provide direct nursing services to assigned students, based on the individual student’s educational need, health care plan and physician’s orders. b. Provide medical treatments to assigned student(s), based on the individual student’s educational needs, healthcare plan and physician’s orders. c. Agency Nursing staff will provide information as requested by EC staff for contribution to parent conferences and or individual education plan meetings. d. Complete required documentation daily. e. Adhere to district guidelines for all matters to include, but not limited to, the following: 1. Reporting Absences 2. Providing Substitutes 3. Documenting Services Rendered and 4. Communication with Families. 4. Service begins/ends with student’s arrival/departure from school. If student’s needs require the nurse to accompany student on the school bus, the service begins/ends with student on bus ride to/from school. 5. Agency staff must sign in/out using a computer sign in system in the school when arriving/departing school. If school uses sign in/out book only, this is acceptable. 6. Agency nurse will be required to log visit into Microsoft Forms upon arrival each day. Nurse will need to access a computer at the school. A contract Network Agreement will be provided. 7. Agency Supervisors must attend an annual contract orientation. 8. Agency staff must attend the GCS Supplemental Staff Orientation, held at the beginning of school year or receive GCS Supplemental Staff Orientation from GCS within 2 weeks of beginning assignment at school.
