American Paradigm Schools

8101 Castor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19152

Discovering Excellence Through Cultivating Differences

American Paradigm Schools are dedicated to equity and excellence for all learners, while celebrating the uniqueness of our communities. Our values drive our dedication to providing a world class education.

Position: School Nurse

Position type: Full Time

Position location (School): Tacony Academy High School

Department: Student Services

Employment status: Exempt

Employment duration: School Nurse

Position Summary:

The School Nurses are specialized nurses who provide care to students. They take care of students who require medical attention when they are injured or suffer from acute illness. Their tasks include the treating of patients, referring them to other care providers, and interacting with parents of patients. Apart from designing and managing the health care system at the school, they help the authorities to cope with emergencies by training staff members to respond properly. They provide advice about improving the environment of the school. During periods when students are exposed to communicable diseases, they oversee immunization or exclusion measures.

Major Responsibilities

Assessing the status of a student's immunization documentation and creating health plans for individuals with specific health needs

Providing healthcare initiative within the school

Handling minor health issues that occur on a daily basis

Dispensing students' prescribed medications

Providing information regarding the normal development of humans

Providing regular dental, hearing, and vision screenings

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Customer and Personal Service
• Education and Training
• Computers and Electronics
• Public Safety and Security
• Social Perceptiveness
• Monitoring
• Complex Problem Solving
• Judgment and Decision Making

Physical Requirements

• Sitting
• Walking
• Standing
• Talking
• Pushing
• Driving
• Lifting 20-25 Lbs.
• Moving Up and Down from a seated position
• Restraining
• Walking up and down stairs

Education and certifications

Bachelor's Degree

PA School Nurse Certification

Registered Nurse (RN)

American Paradigm Schools are Caring School Communities.

Relationships are the foundation of classroom and school life and underpin teaching, learning, and prosocial development. Building relationships and fostering students' sense of community are a critical part of our work at APS and as such, we have partnered with the Collaborative Classroom to implement the Caring School Community Model in all of our schools.

Caring School Community model builds positive classroom and schoolwide communities while developing students' social and emotional learning (SEL) skills and competencies. It is designed to help students become caring, responsible members of their school communities and, ultimately, to grow into humane, principled, and skilled citizens of a democratic society. The lessons in the program help faculty and staff create a warm, safe, and disciplined school environment where all community members can develop the skills and dispositions they need to interact constructively with others.

All employees at American Paradigm Schools are expected to be true champions of the Caring School Community Program.