Health Services
Health Services of Western Placer Unified School District are here to serve your children through the promotion and maintenance of health and safety in the school system. Our health services consist of 5 Registered Nurses, 2 Licensed Vocational Nurses and 13 clerks, one per school site. Below you will find a brief and limited description of their duties
Health Services Roles & Responsibilities
The Registered District Nurses:
- Ensure that mandates and policies related to the health of our students are created and followed
- Train, guide, oversee, and instruct the clerks
- Perform assessments and make health recommendations for students
- The liaisons between parents and community health care providers and services
- Oversee the health records that are kept for each student
- Create care plans for students with complex health issues
- Collaborate and consult with physicians, nurses, dentist, and all health care providers regarding care and treatment of students with special health needs
- Administer medications that can be rendered only by licensed personnel
- Collaborate with school administrator and teachers regarding health and safety of the school
- Administer medical services to students and staff
The clerks and other office personnel at each school site:
- Administer basic first aid
- Maintain health records
- Assist the nurses in mandated health testing and reporting, clerical work, and maintaining health and safety in the school
- Perform other responsibilities on a daily basis in the area of health and safety