School Nurse

Position Type:
Coordinated School Health/School Nurse

Date Posted:
5/7/2026

Location:
Grandview Elementary School
Role: School Nurse Job Description

Education and Experiences:

• Valid Tennessee Nursing License
• CPR (BLS)/AED/First Aid Certification
• One (1) year nursing experience preferred

Reports to: The School Nurse is under the direct supervision of the Nursing Supervisor for assigned school.

Summary:

Provide a safe and supportive environment to address the medical needs of the students and eliminate health related barriers, as well as, promote health and wellness in a holistic manner to improve the student's health and their capacity to learn.


Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for medical procedures (catheterization, gastrostomy tube feedings, blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration, nebulizer treatments, etc.)
• Responsible for administration of medication (daily medications, as well as emergency medications such as Glucagon, Diastat and Epi-pens, etc.
• Responsible for accurate recording and maintaining documentation for all medical interventions, procedures, medications, screenings, immunization compliance, maintenance, inventory, quality assurance checks, Telemedicine, screening follow-up, AED monthly checks and Epi-Pen daily checks.
• Responsible for keeping accurate documentation of Coordinated School Health data for state reports and direction toward evidence based practice.
• Responsible for performing /assisting pediculosis screenings. Must maintain thorough documentation of pediculosis cases.
• Responsible for first aid/emergency care as needed within the school for students, faculty, staff and additional stakeholders.
• Responsible for initiating, managing and effectively communicating with community partners/stakeholders regarding Telemedicine appointments.
• Responsible for initiating and managing bi-weekly food bag distribution.
• Responsible for carrying out Coordinated School Health activities/programs within the school, including establishing and maintaining a Healthy School Team. The Healthy School team is to meet a minimum of two times a year (Fall/Spring semester) and maintain records of sign-in sheets and minutes of each meeting.
• Responsible for adhering to all Washington County Department of Education School Board Policies, Coordinated School Health Nursing Procedures, and "Guidelines for a Healthcare Professional in a School Setting."
• Responsible for providing and coordinating collaboration with community partners regarding health education/programs to students, faculty, staff and stakeholders as needed under the supervision of their School Nursing Supervisor to promote awareness and participation of a healthy lifestyle. (Well Child EPSDT visits dental sealants / dental hygiene, hand-washing, flu and other state mandated education programs.)
• Responsible for annual staff Bloodborne Pathogen in-service.
• Responsible for coordination and maintenance of the school specific First Responder team.
• Responsible for continuous interaction with the School Nursing Supervisor regarding issues/concerns.

Temperament (Personal Traits):

• Caring Nature; Empathetic
• Detail Oriented; Organized
• Mental Endurance; Critical Thinking Skills
• Excellent Communication Skills (verbal and nonverbal); Interpersonal Skills
• Mindful of Confidentiality Requirements
• Respectful of people and rules, as well as, different cultures and traditions.
• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instruction.
• Adaptability to making evaluations and decisions based on sensory and subjective criteria/information.
• Flexibility to be pulled to school different than assigned school.

Mental Demands:

• Experiences frequent interruptions.
• Required to meet flexible deadlines.
• Requires concentration and attention to detail.
• Must maintain composure if/when dealing with distraught individual(s).
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with students.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:


This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the weight of an average child, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

• Pushing and/or pulling
• Climbing
• Stooping and/or kneeling
• Reaching
• Talking
• Hearing
• Seeing

Other:

• Must possess an understanding of the Coordinated School Health Program and of the students' needs.
• Must be capable of working under close supervision and accepting constructive criticism.
• Must complete up to three (3) annual department in-service training days.
• Must possess ability to analyze information, identify expected outcomes, develop strategic plan, as well as, implement plan and evaluate attainment of outcomes.
• Must not gossip.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS


Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Form perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

WORK CONDITIONS


Normal Working Environment.


GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.