What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Needs District School Nurse position at West Allis-West Milwaukee School District?
Open Vacancy
Vacancy Details
Title
Special Needs District School Nurse
School/Building
District Wide
Number of Openings
1
URL
N/A
Close Date (11:59 p.m. Central)
Open until filled
Contact
Name
Janet Delikat
Title
Human Resources Manager
Email
delij@wawmsd.org
Phone
414-604-3060
Position Details
Position Start Date
8/25/2025
Salary/Wage
Based on qualifications
Terms/Schedule
Professional Educator 10-month Employee Calendar
Appointment Type
Full Time
Description
Job Summary:
The District Special Needs School Nurse promotes a healthy, safe school environment and provides case management and nursing care for students with health care needs in the school setting through direct nursing service, multidisciplinary team participation, and staff and student education. The District Special Needs School Nurse is responsible for students ranging from ages 3 to 21 at multiple buildings.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
- Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in the state of Wisconsin and in good standing.
- Current CPR/AED certification, CPR instructor certification preferred
- Valid driver’s license plus availability of a properly insured personal vehicle for travel between school buildings throughout the day.
- Two (2) years pediatric nursing experience, experience with school age children with special health care needs preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of clinical procedures and ability to work independently.
- Ability to communicate effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to independently organize and manage time and resources while effectively handling stressful situations.
- Ability to supervise and train employees and foster a cooperative work environment.
- Compassionate nature and empathy towards students in challenging situations is required.
- Effective oral and written communication skills are required
- The ability to develop effective working relationships with diverse individuals at all levels is required.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to district guidelines.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
- Provide direct care for students with significant medical needs
- Calculate and administer insulin doses for students with Type 1 Diabetes
- Monitor and manage respiratory status of students requiring continuous oxygen, suctioning or capped tracheostomy
- Accompany medically significant students on field trips and on school-provided transportation as needed
- Perform tube feedings, catheterizations and ostomy care and delegate procedures as appropriate
- Participate in IEP and 504 team meetings for students with acute and chronic medical and mental health conditions.
- Provide emergency nursing services during the school day.
- Establish and maintain medical response services by developing and maintaining individual emergency care plans, training medical response teams and providing CPR/AED certification to staff.
- Establish and maintain a coordinated school health program following guidelines set forth in Wisconsin state statutes, regulations and school district policy.
- Determine the delegation of healthcare procedures to paraprofessionals, the extent of their orientation, and amount and type of ongoing monitoring and supervision needed to comply with the Wisconsin Nurse Practice Act and other legal considerations.
- Collaborate with other professionals in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programs and other school health activities.
- Establish working relationships with families and outside medical providers to ensure continuity of care within the school setting.
Terms of Employment:
- Exempt
- Full Time
- 10-month position
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time, up to 6 hours
- Ability to perform light physical tasks, frequently lifting up to 10 pounds without assistance in an indoor setting
- Frequent standing, walking, and sitting; occasional stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
- Ability to lift and move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to move throughout the building and from building to building
- Occasional exposure to outdoor weather conditions.
Work Environment:
- Typical office and/or school environment
- Primarily indoors, with occasional outdoor supervision
- May include exposure to varying weather conditions during outdoor activities.
Equal Opportunity:
It is the policy of the District that persons seeking employment with the District shall not be discriminated against in employment by reason of their age, race, creed, color, religion, handicap or disability, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sex, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, membership in the National Guard, state defense or reserves, political affiliation, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during non working hours, declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, the authorized use of family or medical leave or worker's compensation benefits, genetic information, physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, or any other factor protected by local, state or federal law in all employment practices including terms, conditions and privileges of employment.
Reasonable accommodations shall be made for qualified individuals with a disability, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the District. Requests for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act must be submitted to the Human Resources Department.
Candidate Requirements
Years of Experience
2
Degree
Bachelor
Licenses
- Registered Nurse
Additional Requirements
None
