School Nurse

Salary Grade: Classified Grade F (LPN),

Registered Nurse (RN) on 10M Teacher Pay

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

• Maintains and updates student health records, immunization records, emergency information, and required reports.
• Documents clinic services in the Student Information System.
• Ensures compliance with confidentiality laws (HIPAA/FERPA), IDEA, diabetes care requirements, and other health regulations.
• Performs related clerical duties (typing, filing, duplicating).

Direct Student Care and Medical Procedures

• Administers medications and prescribed medical procedures with proper authorization.
• Provides routine and emergency first aid; assists sick or injured students and staff until additional help arrives.
• Manages outbreaks of infectious illnesses in coordination with health authorities.
• Provides health-related counseling sensitive to student needs.
• Calls parents of ill students; assists ill students as needed until parent arrives;
• May develop or assist with development of Individual Health Care Plans for students with medical conditions, including allergies; may educate appropriate staff on necessary components of such health care plan including criteria for medical emergencies and specific actions to take;

Staff Training, Support, and Communication

• Informs and advises administrators and staff on student health issues, within privacy regulations.
• Trains and maintains a list of staff as clinic backups in First Aid/CPR/Heimlich and medication administration.
• Provides guidance and training to staff on procedures for students with special health needs, including IHCPs and emergency responses (e.g., allergies, diabetes).

Clinic and Health Program Management

• Maintains and secures the school clinic, supplies, and medications (including controlled substances).
• Develops or assists with Individual Health Care Plans (IHCPs).
• Refers additional health concerns as appropriate to a guidance counselor, school psychologist, physician, Child Protective Services, school administrator or health department officials;

Performs other health-related duties as assigned.

• Honesty
• Integrity
• Ethical
• Equity Minded
• Emotional Intelligence
• Cultural Competence
• Safety
• Quality

• Models Excellent Customer Service
• Thinks Strategically
• Shows Initiative
• Acts Decisively
• Communicates Effectively
• Works Collaboratively
• Resolves Conflict Proactively

• Technical Capabilities
• Computer Literacy
• Data Analysis and Management
• Fiscal Planning and Management
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning

• Must have a valid state license as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Registered Nurse, or Licensed Practical Nurse, to practice professional nursing in Virginia.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Committed to the goals of the program and approach.
• Love and respect for children.
• Evidence of efficacy and willingness to be a team player.
• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback.
• Commitment to teamwork and collaboration with diverse populations.
• Desire to work with students and their families in under-resourced communities.
• Verbal, written, and technological (computer/internet) skills.
• Ability to build relationships and influence students, staff, community members & families.
• Support teachers in the development of collaborative and co-teaching strategies.
• Support teachers in the utilization of data-driven and differentiated instructional techniques.
• Work with experienced staff in implementing positive discipline strategies.
• Engage in best practices to support achievement in under-resourced communities.
• Gain experience relationship building with students, staff professionals, and families

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