School Nurse (LPN)

School Nurse (LPN) - Cherokee County, GA (25338)

• Location: Cherokee County, Georgia (School-based assignments may vary based on student need and district placement)
• Employment Type: Contract / School-Based
• Hourly Rate: $35 per hour

Position Overview:

We are seeking compassionate, dependable, and clinically skilled 1:1 School Nurses to provide individualized nursing care to medically fragile students in a school setting. The nurse will support students with complex medical needs during the school day and, when required, during special transportation to and from school. This role is intended for nurses with strong pediatric, school nursing, home health, private duty nursing, or medically fragile student experience. The assigned nurse will work closely with the student, family, school staff, district personnel, and healthcare providers to ensure safe access to education while following physician orders, Individualized Healthcare Plans, Individualized Education Program requirements, and applicable nursing standards. The one-to-one nursing services require personnel with an unencumbered Georgia LPN and current CPR certification.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive Compensation: Earn $35 per hour providing essential 1:1 nursing care to medically fragile students.
• Work Schedule:  
  • School-day schedule based on district calendar and student assignment.
  • Hours may include morning and afternoon transportation time when required.
  • Assignments may include on-site school nursing support and bus transportation support.
  • Nurse must be punctual and available for the full assigned shift, including medically required travel time with the student.
  • Final schedule will be based on student need, district-approved hours, and placement location.
• Professional Growth: Gain valuable experience in a collaborative, innovative, and supportive environment working with medically fragile students with complex conditions.
• Impactful Work: Contribute to a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving patient outcomes by ensuring students with complex medical needs can safely access their education.

Qualifications:

• Job qualifications & certifications:
  • Active, unrestricted
  • Georgia Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.
  • Current CPR/BLS certification required.
  • Pediatric, school nursing, medically fragile student, home health, private duty nursing, emergency, or similar experience strongly preferred.
  • Prior experience with seizure disorders, G-tubes, oxygen administration, asthma, neurological disorders, cerebral palsy, nonverbal students, wheelchair-dependent students, or complex pediatric care strongly preferred.
  • Ability to pass all required district, agency, background, and onboarding requirements.
  • Ability to complete required annual district training, orientation, documentation training, and student-specific competency review.
  • Must be able to work in a school environment and ride school transportation when assigned.
  • Must be dependable, punctual, and able to maintain continuity of care for assigned students.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with families, school teams, transportation staff, and clinical supervisors.
  • Must provide resume, license verification, certifications, and other required credentials for district review.
• Skills:
  • Pediatric nursing assessment
  • Seizure monitoring and seizure action plan implementation
  • Emergency response and escalation
  • G-tube feeding and enteral medication support
  • Oxygen administration and respiratory observation
  • Asthma monitoring and intervention support
  • Care of students with cerebral palsy and neurological conditions
  • Care of blind, nonverbal, wheelchair-dependent, and medically fragile students
  • Safe student positioning, transfers, and mobility awareness
  • Transportation nursing and bus safety monitoring
  • Accurate clinical documentation
  • Medication administration within scope
  • Communication with families and interdisciplinary school teams
  • Professional judgment and calm response in urgent situations
  • Confidentiality and compliance with FERPA/HIPAA-related expectations
  • Reliability, patience, compassion, and strong attention to detail
  • Bi-lingual (Spanish) (not mandatory, but highly requested)
• Additional requirements: Services may include riding the school bus with the student, boarding at the student’s home in the morning, accompanying the student to school, and riding with the student back home in the afternoon. Current student needs include, but are not limited to:
  • High School Male Student: Seizure disorder, oxygen support, wheelchair use, G-tube, diapered, blind, nonverbal.
  • Middle School Female Student: Seizure disorder, G-tube, wheelchair use, blindness, asthma, oxygen support.
  • Middle School Male Student: G-tube and seizure disorder.
  • Elementary Female Student: History of congenital CMV, intractable Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy.

Job Description:

The 1:1 School Nurse will provide direct skilled nursing care to an assigned student during the school day and, when medically required, during transportation. Duties may include monitoring the student’s health status, performing ordered procedures, responding to changes in condition, administering medications, documenting care, communicating with the school team and family as appropriate, and supporting the student’s safe participation in the educational environment. The district’s one-to-one nursing scope includes daily assessments, consultation with school personnel, parent communication, and bus transportation time with the student when related to job duties.

Responsibilities :

• Provide individualized nursing care to medically fragile students in accordance with physician orders, district procedures, Individualized Healthcare Plans, and applicable care plans.
• Monitor students with seizure disorders and follow seizure action plans, including observation, documentation, emergency response, and escalation when needed.
• Provide G-tube care, feeding support, medication administration through enteral route if ordered and permitted, and monitoring for tolerance or complications.
• Administer and monitor oxygen support as ordered, including observation for signs of respiratory distress and timely escalation of concerns.
• Support students with asthma, respiratory conditions, cerebral palsy, blindness, nonverbal communication needs, wheelchair use, diapering/toileting needs, and other medically complex conditions.
• Accompany assigned students during bus transportation when required, including morning pickup from the student’s home and afternoon return home.
• Maintain student safety during loading, unloading, transport, transitions, and school-day activities.
• Communicate professionally with parents/guardians, school staff, transportation staff, teachers, therapists, district nursing leadership, and agency supervisors as appropriate.
• Complete accurate daily documentation, including nursing notes, medication administration records, seizure logs, feeding records, oxygen/respiratory observations, incident reports, and other required documentation.
• Report student health changes, incidents, missed care, equipment concerns, transportation issues, or changes in condition promptly through appropriate channels.
• Maintain confidentiality of all student records and health information in accordance with FERPA, HIPAA as applicable, district policy, and agency policy.
• Participate in orientation, training, competency review, and student-specific briefing prior to assignment.
• Maintain professional conduct, appropriate boundaries, dependable attendance, and compliance with school and district expectations.
• Follow all applicable federal, state, local, district, and nursing practice requirements.
• Perform only those duties within the nurse’s license, scope of practice, demonstrated competency, physician orders, and district-approved procedures.

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