2026-2027 School Nurse - Parkview Elementary

School Nurse

This position now offering a one-time $5,000 recruitment stipend

Summary Of Position/Purpose: Providing the fullest possible educational opportunity for each student by minimizing absence due to illness and injury through prevention, early detection, correction and appropriate referral of health problems

Supervisor: School Principal

Education Required/Preferred: Required: Valid New Mexico School Nurse Licensure by NMPED. Current New Mexico R.N. Licensure.

Preferred: Bachelor's Degree

Essential Functions And Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a comprehensive school health program which promotes health and prevents illness and injury
• Administer first aid to students and staff
• Evaluate students complaints of illness and make decisions about utilizing the nursing process. Collect information about the health and developmental status of students in a systematic and continuous manner
• Monitor compliance with immunization requirements
• Understand state laws, regulations and rules requiring schools to collect immunization history
• Notify parents when students need to acquire additional vaccinations
• Report immunization data to local and state level as appropriate
• Serve as a resource to families regarding community services available for immunizations
• Make referrals to health agencies when appropriate
• Establish a network of support services including school based health center

Terms Of Employment (Length Of Contract): School year as scheduled on the school calendar.

Evaluation Performed By: School Principal

Primary Job Location: Parkview Elementary

Working Conditions And Physical Effort: Employee's work:

Standing - 60% - Inside - 95%

Walking - 35% - Outside - 5%

Sitting - 5%

Total - 100% - 100%

Requirements While Performing Job:

Physical Activity - Daily: Yes/No - Description

Twist: Waist - Yes

Wrist - Yes

Neck/Shoulder - Yes

Stoop, bend - Yes

Squat, kneel or crawl - Yes

Repetitive motions of hands or wrists - Yes

Run - Yes

Climb ladders, stairs, or equipment - Yes

Ride equipment - No

Walk on uneven terrain - Yes

Fine finger dexterity - Yes

Manual dexterity - Yes

Reaching above shoulders - Yes

Reaching at shoulder height - Yes

Reaching below shoulders - Yes

Other

Requirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weight

No. of lbs. from the floor - Push - Pull - Lift - Carry - Frequency: Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while

0-25 - X - X - X - X - Daily

26-50 - X - X - X - X - Weekly

51-150 - X - X - X - X

Above 150

No. of lbs from chest high

0-25 - X - X - Weekly

26-50 - X - X - Once in a while

51-150

Above 150

No. of lbs. over head

0-25 - X - X - Once in a while

26-50

51-150

Above 150

Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:

Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others

Cold/heat of outside work - Yes

Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas

Contact with the public - Yes

Dampness

Electrical

Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners

High work spaces

Machine noise - No

Radiation

Sun - Yes

Vibration

Protective equipment required

Vision Demand and Capabilities /Hearing Demands and Capabilities

Normal night vision

Normal depth perception - X

Normal depth vision - X

Normal color vision - X

Red/Green/Amber color vision - X

Uncorrected Vision

Corrected Vision - X

Hearing essentially normal - X

Some high tone loss

Significant high tone loss

Low tone loss

Other requirements: Corrected hearing - X

This position will be paid according to the Nurse Salary Schedule

Socorro Consolidated Schools provides all training required by OSHA to ensure employee safety.

*** CHOSEN APPLICANT MAY NEED TO RE-APPLY FOR PERMANENT POSITION AT THE END OF THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR