Substitute Nurse

Substitute Nurse

We are seeking qualified individuals who are eager and available to serve as a substitute nurse. School nursing, a specialized practice of nursing, protects and promotes student health, facilitates optimal development, and advances academic success. School nurses, grounded in ethical and evidence-based practice, are the leaders who bridge health care and education, provide care coordination, advocate for quality student-centered care, and collaborate to design systems that allow individuals and communities to develop their full potential (adopted by the NASN Board of Directors February 2017).

Please review the UCSD Actions of Excellence to gain an understanding of the expectations for UCSD employees.

Qualifications (Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, Education, Certification/Licensure, Experience, Equipment)

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

1. Knowledge of security and emergency procedures.
2. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
3. Ability to relate effectively with staff, students, parents, and the community.
4. Knowledge of district operations.
5. Ability to organize varied tasks and meet deadlines in a timely manner.
6. Ability to handle diversity in an objective manner.
7. Ability to interpret federal, state and local codes and maintain compliance.
8. Ability to use computer software.

Education

1. RN or BSN.

Certification/Licensure

1. RN licensed in the State of Iowa.

Experience

1. School and/or community experience preferred.

Equipment

1. Office equipment such as computers, two-way radios, multi-line phone system, cell phone, copier, and fax machines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

1. Supervise health duties delegated to health associates, para-professionals, associates and secretaries.
2. Provide standard of care, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation for student health conditions.
3. Uphold the standards of professional nursing performance, including quality of care, performance appraisal, education, collegiality, ethics, collaboration, research, resource utilization, communication, program management and health education.
4. Provide essential and emergency nursing service to the district's students.
5. Maintains a reliable attendance record.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision of Others

1. None

Physical Requirements

1. Repetitious bending, lifting, and hand movement.
2. Ability to work while standing, moving and/or walking.
3. Drug, tobacco, and alcohol-free while working.
4. Must be able to see and hear within normal limits with or without corrective lenses or hearing aids.
5. Ability to operate a motor vehicle used to travel between sites.

Working Conditions

1. Majority of work is performed in an office or school setting.
2. Occasional meetings outside the school day.
3. Occasional exposure to body fluids, fumes, noise, and hazardous materials and emergency situations.

Terms of Employment

1. At-Will Employee
2. Per Board Policies and administrative guidelines.

Substitute nurses in the Urbandale Community School District earn $165/day or $82.50/half day. Once a substitute nurse has substituted in the district for 50 days, the pay increases to $185/day or $92.50/half day (this resets at the start of each school year).

Applicants selected to be a substitute nurse for UCSD will be contacted via e-mail. For questions, please email View email address on click.appcast.io