Staff Nurses for 2026-27 School Year

Lower Merion School District Lower Merion School District - Ardmore, Pennsylvania Open in Google Maps Staff Nurses for 2026-27 School Year Lower Merion School District Lower Merion School District - Ardmore, Pennsylvania Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in Lower Merion School District Job Details Job ID: 5857764 Application Deadline: May 01, 2027 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) Posted: Jul 28, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date: Immediately Job Description The Lower Merion School District is hiring Staff Nurses for its busy health services department. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position beginning immediately. Salary for the 2026-2027 school year is $46,222. Flexible scheduling may be available due to after-school needs for candidates interested in a later starting position.

SUMMARY

The staff nurse performs non-mandated school nurse duties under the direction of a certified school nurse assigned to the school and/or the Coordinator of Health Services. The staff nurse may be assigned to work along with the Certified School Nurse (in the presence of or in the absence of the Certified School Nurse). The staff nurse may be assigned to monitor a student(s) health needs while riding to and from school on a school bus. The staff nurse may be assigned to monitor the needs of a child or children on field trips. The staff nurse may be assigned to provide relief to the Certified School Nurse or another Staff Nurse during the nurse’s lunch period.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Administer medication according to PA Nurse practice standards and LMSD board policy. Maintain records of student medication. Maintain student health records under the direction of the Certified School Nurse or appropriate administrator– update information on an ongoing basis and log each student contact. Provide nursing care for illnesses and injuries for students and staff; and maintain ongoing record of nursing care delivered via designated database or written system. Implement nursing procedures for children with special health needs. Notify parents of illness and injury and other necessary communications and keep record of communications in database software. Perform ongoing clerical and computer work necessary to maintain up-to-date health records for students. Perform data entry in the health services database to assist the Certified School Nurse. Accompany students on field trips or during activities to provide nursing care as needed. Respond to change and to emergency situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures and protocol. Report cases of suspected child abuse in accordance with district guidelines under the directions of the Certified School Nurse Home and School visitor or appropriate administrator. Notify and update the Certified School Nurse appropriately regarding all important developments, student injuries and illness, communicable illness, routine matters of the health office. Notify building administrator and Nurse Coordinator of all important developments, serious student injuries and illnesses, and communicable illnesses

QUALIFICATIONS

Current PA RN License in good standing required Current CPR/First Aide/AED certification required Promotes and supports Health and Wellness model and school environment in addition to providing nursing care for illness and injury Able to make accurate decisions about medical/nursing priorities Able to determine when intervention from other healthcare professionals is necessary and/or emergency transport to hospital may be needed The District strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race; color; creed; religion; sex; age; national origin; ethnicity; marital status; sexual orientation, including genderexpression or identity; honorably discharged veteran or military status; the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability; or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability. Please contact Kyra Gordon for accommodation requests at View email address on click.appcast.io. Position Type: Full-Time Job Requirements Contact Information Map The content you submit, offer, contribute, attach, post, or display (each a “Submission”) will be viewed by other users of the service who may or may not be accurately representing who they are or who they represent. Do not include any sensitive data in your submissions. Any submission or any use or reliance on any content or materials posted via the service or obtained by you through the use of the service is at your own risk. “Sensitive data” for purposes of this section means social security or other government-issued identification numbers, medical or health information, account security information, individual financial account information, credit/debit/gift or other payment card information, account passwords, individual credit and income information or any other sensitive personal data as defined under applicable laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr Lower Merion School District