School Nurse (RN or LPN) (2026/2027)

School Nurse LPN/RN

LPN starting pay from $24.48/hour, RN starting pay from $26.73/hr *see attached chart Terms of Employment: 10 Months, Full-time, 8 hrs per day, 5 days per week District paid employee, medical, dental and life insurance Non-Exempt

Required- AZ IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

Qualifications

Current license to practice as a nurse (RN or LPN) in Arizona. Recent experience in public health, school nursing, and/or maternal child-health nursing. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Job Goal

The School Nurse gives leadership and guidance in developing and maintaining a total school health program. She/he works with the administration and medical authorities to properly direct and carry out her/his nursing activities.

Performance Responsibilities

Administration:

• Participates in the formulation of policies, standards, and objectives of the school health program.
• Assists in planning the school health budget.
• Keeps the administrators and other school personnel informed about problems and acquaints them with resources of the community.
• Maintains lines of communication with teachers and other school personnel in order that cooperative action will meet the needs of pupils.
• Observes the school environment for safety hazards and sanitary conditions and reports to responsible persons.
• Assists in planning for immunization program if given in the school

Instructional:

• Participates in faculty meetings and in parent meetings.
• Participates in curriculum planning and evaluation in the school and serves as a resource person on the area of health to teachers and other personnel.
• Serves as a member on committees concerned with safety and emotional, mental, physical, and social health.
• Studies and evaluates own job performance and plans for continuing professional growth.
• Serves as a health consultant to school personnel, pupils, and parents.
• Serves as a resource person to school personnel regarding the various aspects of health education and provides or suggests health education materials for classroom use.

Student Personnel:

• Assumes responsibility for screening procedures such as those for hearing and vision.
• Helps pupils to accept and adjust positively to their physical, mental, and social limitation; helps parents and school personnel to understand and accept children with these limitations.
• Maintains and uses cumulative health records for all pupils.
• Participates in formulating policies for the care of pupils who become ill or who are injured at school.

Community:

• Consults with parents in their homes or at school regarding the health of their children; helps the family accept responsibility for providing care.
• *New hires are placed per the attached placement chart based on verified years of experience up to 6 years experience. Current employees, please contact Human Resources for salary placement questions at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Litchfield Elementary School District #79