School Nurse Consultant

Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting. If you leave your computer and return later, you may time out.REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only!Job Posting Title:School Nurse ConsultantJob Description:A specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students through removal of health related barriers and promotion of optimal wellness. Collaborates with all stakeholders in coordination of multi-tiered systems of support to ensure personalized care for every student. Develops and promotes good community relations among various district and community clientele.Position Specific Information (if Applicable):Responsibilities:* -- Assure student health information is protected in accordance with Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).* -- Participate in professional growth opportunities.* -- Participate in comprehensive health education programs and school health policy development.* -- Collaborate with others to fulfill responsibilities related to building district, regional and state goals and priorities.* -- Assess the health of the school community and advocate for physical and emotional safety through collaboration with all stakeholders.* -- Identify students with health needs requiring modifications or accommodations in the school setting or during school sponsored events and activities.* -- Obtain and interpret student health data for special education assessments and 504 accommodation plans.* -- Participate as the health expert on the RTI, special education and 504 teams by mitigating health related obstacles to learning.* -- Develop a health care plan to meet students' individual health needs in the school setting.* -- Provide direct health services for the student when appropriate.* -- Develop lesson plans and/or outlines for identified health education needs.* -- Design disease prevention and health promotion strategies for the students and school staff.* -- Provide ongoing consultation services to staff members.* -- Use evaluation of student outcomes to measure the effectiveness of intervention.* -- Ensure safe delegation of nursing interventions to unlicensed assistive personnel by adhering to the provisions of the Colorado Nurse Practice Act (CRS 12-38-101).Certifications:Registered Nurse License - Colorado, Special Services Provider License - School Nurse - Colorado Department of EducationEducation:Bachelor's Degree: Nursing (Required)Position Type:RegularPrimary Location:Variable Location EmployeeOne Year Only (Yes or No):NoScheduled Hours Per Week:40Full-Time Equivalent (FTE):1.00Approx Scheduled Days Per Year:185 Work DaysFull Salary Range:$61,535.00 USD - $128,547.00 USD AnnualPosition Salary Schedule Eligibility:Specialist/Extremely Hard to HireLicensed position salaries are set based on one of three salary schedules; General, Hard to Hire, and Specialist/Extremely Hard to Hire. DCSD will award up to 7 years of previous licensed teaching experience at the time of hire. Click HERE to view the current DCSD Licensed Salary Schedules*.* *All salary amounts listed on the schedules are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.Benefits:This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.Time Off Plans:This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:July 4, 2024