School Nurse 26-27 SY

School Nurse

This posting is intended to generate a pool of qualified applicants who wish to be considered for vacancies as they develop for the 2026-2027 school year. Minimum salary listed, salary offer is based on related work experience.

Enhances the educational process by the modification or removal of health-related barriers to learning and by promoting an optimal level of wellness. Provides skilled nursing care to medically fragile children.

Essential Duties

• Provides skilled nursing care to medically fragile children.
• Assists sick or injured students (calls parents of ill/injured students and assists until parent arrives) and staff, performs routine and emergency first aid;
• Administers medication to appropriate students, with parental permission and a doctor's order for prescription medication; keeps medication permission forms on file;
• Maintains student health records, reviews records of entering students for immunizations, ensures all components of School Health Entrance Requirement are complete, notes health conditions documented on forms, collects information for state reports, and keeps emergency information up to date;
• Trains staff to administer medications under certain circumstances in the nurse's absence or for field trips. Ensures proper documentation; Maintains record of CPR, First Aid trained staff and posts it in the clinic;
• Refers additional health concerns as appropriate to a guidance counselor, school psychologist, physician, Child Protective Services, school administrator, health department officials, school 504 Coordinator;
• Administers individual mandated screening of vision and hearing, height, weight, dental/oral, and scoliosis; evaluates, refers and follows up as required by Virginia school law and School Board policy;
• Completes necessary forms and procedures for bloodborne pathogen exposure incidents and situations related to Workers Compensation as outlined in Exposure Control Plan, School Board Policy and Regulations;
• Serves as a member of the School Crisis and Child Study Team, as directed by Principal, participates in wellness programs for staff, inservice education, and attends all regularly scheduled staff meetings;
• Supplies and adequately maintains the school clinic; checks first aid supplies and equipment daily; secures medications including controlled substances as required;
• Provide immunizations as dictated by School Board;
• Manages outbreaks of infectious illnesses by utilizing knowledge of infectious illness processes with input from Health Services Coordinator, physicians, the health department and district guidelines to determine criteria for school exclusion; follows health department directives regarding management of such illnesses;
• Notifies appropriate staff members on a need-to-know basis, of students with health concerns, provides necessary in-service training and/or emergency care plans;
• Compiles a list of students with health problems and appropriately distributes to administration and other school personnel as needed;
• Serves as a liaison with public health department, health care providers and other community agencies;
• Ensures compliance with law that all schools with at least one student with diabetes have at all times two staff members trained in the administration of insulin and glucagon;
• May develop or assist with development of Individual Health Care Plans for students with medical conditions, including allergies; may educate appropriate staff on necessary components of such health care plan including criteria for medical emergencies and specific actions to take for inclusion on IEP or 504 plans;
• Ensures compliance with all laws protecting the confidentiality of medical information and obtains written consent of parent/guardian to share information;
• Performs clerical duties requiring the use of computers, typing, filing and duplicating related to school nurse functions;
• Assists in enforcing rules and discipline; performs student supervision duties as required;
• Advises administrators regarding appropriate interventions to meet student needs;
• Advises administrators, teachers, and cafeteria staff (with consent) regarding all students with food allergies; develops or obtains care plans for students with food allergies and advises school personnel in recognizing the signs of food allergies and the appropriate steps to take including the administration of epinephrine;
• Perform related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Education

Maintain functional knowledge of current health issues and immunizations as they relate to school age children; knowledge of student instruction and management practices, procedures and techniques; general knowledge of school system rules and procedures for classroom, halls, cafeteria, library and transportation; ability to guide, direct, teach, and counsel students; ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions. Ability and skill to make physical, social and emotional assessments requiring professional nursing knowledge and judgment. Ability to do basic keyboarding skills. Contacts with students, parents, and staff may be non-cooperative and require diplomacy, skillful and thoughtful debate, tact and confidentiality. Required: Must have a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse. Must have a minimum of one year of nursing experience in a school setting or three years experience as a Registered Nurse. Must maintain current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and first aid from a recognized provider (e.g., American Heart Association). Preferred: Masters Degree. Bachelor's degree in nursing. Three years experience as a Registered Nurse working with school aged children.

Terms of Employment

Location: Assigned Building Work Schedule: 10M – 217 Days – 7.25 Hrs. Paygrade: 15 Salary Scale: Uniform FLSA Status: Exempt

Physical Requirements and Disclaimer

Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact. Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment. Duties are typically performed in a school clinic and other school settings such as classrooms, gym, cafeteria and recreational areas. Frequent movement throughout the school facilities is required. Occasional lifting of objects up to 40 pounds and moving of students weighing up to 150 pounds with assistive equipment may be necessary. Position requires climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching and grasping. Occasional exposure to potentially infectious diseases and bloodborne pathogens is necessary. Occasional movement of students by wheelchair and other mechanical devices may be necessary. Occasional travel with students on field trips or athletic events could be necessary. Daily close and personal contact with students and regular contact with school teachers, counselors, psychologists and other specialists is necessary. External contact with community health care and social services providers, by phone and written correspondence is required. Occasional attendance to after school meetings as well as mandatory nurse meetings and/or trainings may be necessary.