School Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse/Registered Nurse

Charlotte County Public Schools boasts a competitive compensation package for employees. This package includes a robust employee benefits offering with access to plan options for supplemental and options plans. CCPS offers plan members an onsite Wellness Center. The Wellness Center provides no-cost preventative care, low-cost acute care appointments, behavioral health services, and prescription dispensing for select prescriptions at no additional cost!

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three (3) years' experience
• Hold a valid license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse/Registered Nurse in the State of Florida
• Hold First Aid and CPR certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a hospital and/or school and community-health nursing Preferred

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Assess and monitors health needs of students in assigned schools.
2. Assists in providing individual health care plans to students.
3. Educates appropriate and diverse staff, including unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP), in identification of and response to student health needs.
4. Participates (at times) in staffing of all students with health challenges and needs.
5. Provides emergency and supportive care to students as needed.
6. Makes recommendations for the maintenance of a healthy and safe environment for students.
7. Maintains appropriate (electronic) student health records required by school board policy and by Florida Statutes (464, Nurse Practice Act).
8. Oversees enrollment of all students for immunization-compliance and all other health-related entrance requirements.
9. Communicates with parents/staff concerning student health needs.
10. Provides follow-up services and makes appropriate referrals.
11. Reviews, documents, and supervises the administering of medications to assure proper dispensing-procedures, adhering to District policies and Florida statute.
12. Maintains school health clinic and supplies in a designated health area.
13. Performs nursing procedures as deemed appropriate in the Nursing, Policy, and Procedure Manual.
14. Notifies the principal and Supervisor of District Health Services, immediately, in cases of serious illness or accident.
15. Staffs, as needed, student health facilities in other schools.
16. Assists in and/or conducts health-screening procedures, as needed.
17. Alerts the Supervisor of District Health Services of possible health problems of a communicable nature detected among students and staff.
18. Performs other job-related functions as may be assigned by the Supervisor of Nursing Services.

Charlotte County Public Schools promote Equal Educational and Employment Opportunities. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, as outlined in our drug-free workplace policy - Charlotte County Public Schools Policy 3124. Charlotte County Public Schools CONSIDER VETERAN'S PREFERENCES FOR ALL POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH Florida Statute. 295.07.