Amanda Horta

Coordinates with families, school personnel, and healthcare professionals on behalf of students to advocate for healthcare needs and provide medical information to appropriate parties.

• Monitors compliance of the school health program with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.
• Conducts all mandated testing and screening, including vision, and hearing screening programs. Prepares and submits all required reports and referrals related to mandated testing.
• Assures that every student’s immunization status is in compliance with the law.
• Train health staff and ensure medical and legal compliance corresponding with physician orders regarding instructions for medication and specialized health care procedures (SPHCS) and treatment.
• Act as a liaison between the school, home health department professionals, and other community agencies.
• Provides staff development on health-related topics for school staff and volunteers.

Provided a diverse population of students with support, accommodations and care in the school setting.

• Staff Registered Nurse for 9 years at Level 2 trauma center, paramedic base station, STEMI, and stroke receiving center
• Trauma nurse 2011 to 2018
• Treated medical emergencies resulting from events such as allergic reactions, poison ingestion, drug overdoses, burns, cardiac arrest, car accidents, falls, stabbings, gun shot wounds, head injuries, and trauma.
• Back up Charge Nurse
• Riverside Community Hospital Emergency Room Nurse of the Year Award in 2013
• Mobile intensive care nurse 2012 to 2018 - specializing in care of pre-hospital setting providing EMS with pre-hospital base station orders and direction to care for critical individuals prior to hospital arrival