Substitute Nurse

JobID: 15421

Position Type:

Student Support Services/School Nurse - Substitute

Date Posted:

11/13/2025

Location:

Pendleton County Schools Central Office

Date Available:

School Year

Closing Date:

11/21/2025

County:

Pendleton County Schools

PENDLETON COUNTY SCHOOLS

SUBSTITUTE NURSES

JOB DESCRIPTION

• TOTAL COMPENSATION:Salary based on experience and education level per CBOE salary schedule plus competitive benefits package equal to approximately 35% of direct compensation. Please use the following link for further details Benefits and Salaries | Pendleton County Schools.
• QUALIFICATIONS:
• Holds a valid RN licensure issued by the West Virginia Board of Examiners with review and approval of disciplinary action and have completed 12 hours of training related to school nursing and 6 hours of clinical time with a certified school nurse who is an RN.
• Holds or is eligible to hold a WV School Nurse Support Certificate or School Nurse Substitute Permit.
• Has the following professional competencies:
  • Demonstrates expertise and experience in working with school-age children in health-related fields.
  • Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team.
  • Demonstrates ability to work individually without direct supervision.
  • Demonstrates ability to organize and schedule time efficiently.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of important, relevant, and current issues pertaining to school-age children.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of health education programs.
  • Demonstrates ability to maintain complete and accurate records.
  • Demonstrates ability to related a positive attitude in working with other staff members and hte public.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the wellness concept and preventive health program.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of health counseling techniques.
  • Possesses health assessment and observation skills.
  • Possesses at least minimal knowledge of local, state, and national health resources.
• IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Assistant Superintendent
• TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: As Needed
• SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS: Works with the School Health Clinics, with school personnel and with the community in planning and delivery of school health programs.
• JOB GOAL: To implement approved total health program at the local school level and collaborate with principals and teachers in providing health education for students and in-service programs for personnel and provides nursing support at the School Health Clinics (4-5 half days/week).
• PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: :
• Works collaboratively with the School Health Clinics to provide health services to students.
• Delivers school health services at the local level.
• Collaborates with principals and teachers to provide health education and in-service programs at the local level.
• Utilizes community health care resources in providing school health services for assigned schools.
• Complies with health and screening regulations as mandated by West Virginia State law, West Virginia Department of Education regulations and county policies.
• Documents health information for appropriate school personnel and health care agencies.
• Provides statistical health information for the school health office.
• Implements a follow-up program to assure correction of remedial health problems.
• Assists in modification of the educational program for exceptional students.
• Assesses immunization status of students entering a West Virginia school for the first time and provides information for a report to the West Virginia State Health Department Immunization Control Division and other appropriate agencies.
• identifies and reports student at high risk for health problems.
• Completes health appraisals on all students referred by Office of Exceptional Students, parents, and teachers.
• Attends IEP meetings and writes health components of the Individualized Education Program for students at their assigned schools.
• Designates personnel to perform specialized health procedures on identified students.
• Trains and supervises designated personnel in performance of specialized health procedures.
• Provides for emergency care and first aid to injured and ill students and school personnel, maintains and replenishes health supplies.
• Provides instruction in CPR and First Aid for selected personnel.
• Counsels with students and parents, confers with teachers and other school personnel to share and interpret student health problems.
• Follows-up on all abnormalities found, assists parents by referring to appropriate health care providers.
• Controls communicable diseases by observing signs and symptoms and providing follow-up measures.
• Records all health information for Health Services file and on permanent records cards, compiles health statistics for monthly and annual reports.
• Coordinates and assists in special medical clinics approved by the Office of Health Services.
• Follows up on all accident reports of student submitted by principals.
• Provides pre-enrollment screening for kindergarten students.
• Utilizes self-appraisal for the improvement of administrative skills.
• Demonstrates unbiased attitudes in fulfilling administrative responsibilities.
• Performs other assignments related to the job as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent.
• Evaluation: Performance of this job will e evaluated in accordance with provisions of Board policy on evaluation of professional personnel.