What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Nurse position at Lifeworks Schools?
Responsibilities:
The Health Room Nurse oversees, assesses, and coordinates the general and emergency health needs of students. Maintains medication records and dispenses routine and PRN medications as permitted on School Emergency Cards. Communicates and coordinates student sick care decisions and reports among parents/guardians, teachers, and counselors. Provides education on general adolescent health topics to students. Provides staff education, initiates, plans and oversees workshops and school assemblies re topics pertinent to the school populations, including risky health habits and practices. Responsible for administering and documenting annual TB testing and flu vaccine for Lifeworks staff.
The LifeWorks Schools are licensed specialty therapeutic day schools for students in middle and high school effected by social, emotional, or behavioral health challenges. LifeWorks comprehensive educational curriculum is individualized and designed to actively engage each student throughout the day to achieve positive, pro-social behavioral and educational outcomes. Our unique balance of academic rigor and a continuum of evidence based educational/therapeutic supports make LifeWorks the regional provider of choice.
Benefit Highlights:
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The LifeWorks School in Media, PA is hiring for a Part-Time Health Room Nurse to support our school for the 2026-2027 Academic School Year and ongoing for future school years.
The Health Room Nurse oversees, assesses, and coordinates the general and emergency health needs of students. Maintains medication records and dispenses routine and PRN medications as permitted on School Emergency Cards. Communicates and coordinates student sick care decisions and reports among parents/guardians, teachers, and counselors. Provides education on general adolescent health topics to students. Provides staff education, initiates, plans and oversees workshops and school assemblies re topics pertinent to the school populations, including risky health habits and practices. Responsible for administering and documenting annual TB testing and flu vaccine for Lifeworks staff.
The LifeWorks Schools are licensed specialty therapeutic day schools for students in middle and high school effected by social, emotional, or behavioral health challenges. LifeWorks comprehensive educational curriculum is individualized and designed to actively engage each student throughout the day to achieve positive, pro-social behavioral and educational outcomes. Our unique balance of academic rigor and a continuum of evidence based educational/therapeutic supports make LifeWorks the regional provider of choice.
Benefit Highlights:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
- Tuition Reimbursement
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
Qualifications:
- RN or LPN with an active Pennsylvania license, from an accredited school of nursing.
- Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health and behavioral issues, autism, and associated health care concerns required.
- A minimum of two years experience working as a professional in the psychiatric or school nursing field is preferred, especially in a child/adolescent psychiatric, autism spectrum disorders, or a school setting.
- Must have basic computer skills or willingness to learn.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS
and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters