School Nurse

Registered Nurse (RN)

To provide health care services to students and staff.

Principal duties include:

• Directing health care of injured, first aid, chronically ill students, and those requiring medication supervision.
• Conducting school programs of physical examinations and sight and hearing screenings.
• Referring students and parents to appropriate healthcare resources within the community.
• Making recommendations to principal on health needs of individual students.
• Maintaining current cumulative health records on all students.
• Completing daily logs and other reports as required.
• Maintaining immunization records as it relates to illnesses.
• Implementing policy on exclusion and readmission.
• Assisting in developing school health programs.
• Visiting student homes when necessary.
• Conducting parent education and classroom teaching on dental and hygiene programs.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and skills required include:

• Knowledge of federal and state rules, policies and requirements as they relate to student health.
• Knowledge of nursing policies and practices.
• Knowledge of public health policies, programs and practices.
• Knowledge of community health resources and programs.
• Skill in performing nursing assessments.
• Skill in monitoring health conditions of students.
• Skill in making appropriate referrals.
• Skill in operating office equipment and computer hardware and software applications.
• Skill in communicating orally and in writing.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others.

Minimum qualifications: Registered graduate nurse with additional coursework in public health nursing preferred. Bilingual preferred.

Required license/certification: State of Arizona Board Certified Registered Nursing License, CPR Certification and Hearing Testing Certification.