Sara E. Miller

Developed Aurora Public Schools 2026 concussion protocol process and educational materials to enhance student safety.

• Reviewed and updated district health policies, ensuring equitable access to quality student health services.
• Analyzed health data and prepared reports for leadership, informing strategies to mitigate student health risks.
• Guided staff and administrators on IDEA, FAPE, Board of Nursing, DORA, CDE, and CDPHE compliance requirements.
• Supported supervision, coaching, and evaluation of 10 school nurses and 4 health paraprofessionals across 14 sites while assisting the director with district staffing, professional learning, policy updates, and planning...
• Built and maintained school nurse orientation and induction program aligned with CDE standards.
• Serve as liaison to district leadership and community partners, and collaborate across departments to support the whole child
• Facilitated collaboration between district leadership and community partners to support whole child services.

• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to develop, manage, and update student health care plans for students with varied medical needs.
• Developed school safety plans for medical emergency response, evacuation preparation, Individualized Education Plans, 504 plans, Chopper Topper, and Eye Love Care to enhance student safety.
• Provided care for students and staff within 500 - 1500 student population, addressing acute and chronic health concerns, completing health screenings, vital signs, and head-to-toe assessments.
• Delegated nursing procedures to staff and directly supervised health paras, delegated staff, and nurses.
• Facilitated medical referrals, connecting students and families with medical providers and community resources to ensure access to necessary care.
• Educated students, families, and staff on HIPAA, FERPA, COVID, head injuries, asthma, anaphylaxis, seizures, and diabetes to promote health literacy and awareness.
• Contributed to COVID, 504, Health & Wellness, and head injury committee work to support equitable access to educational setting.

• Delivered direct quality patient care across multiple settings; assessed outpatient needs, reported patient conditions and progress to providers.
• Assessed patient conditions to prioritize medical responses. via the telephone & determined next steps.
• Performed clinical procedures such as applying, replacing and removing surgical dressings, orthopedic pins, casts & splints.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to address and fulfill patients' needs effectively.
• Educated and reassured families preoperatively and postoperatively through follow-up calls on post-op day 1, enhancing patient support.
• Trained, educated and served as a resource for MAs, and other office staff.

• Coordinated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to address patient and family's personal, physical, psychological, and cognitive needs.
• Provided & managed comprehensive family-centered care pre-operatively and immediately post-operatively until discharge including reviewing and completing post-operative orders, continuously monitoring patients' vital signs and condition, PIV placement, airway and pain management, setting up PCA and IV fluids, medication and fluid administration, surgical site and wound assessments, and quality discharge education.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess a patient's condition and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.