School Nurse; SY

The school nurse provides support to the instructional process by serving as a nurse with specific responsibility for identifying, evaluating, and providing health services for students. The nurse develops and maintains a nursing care plan tailored to individual student needs and administers medications, treatments, and procedures as directed by the student’s physician and district policy. This position collaborates with teachers, staff, and administrators, and responds to inquiries from parents/guardians regarding student health and wellness.

The nurse may supervise licensed and unlicensed personnel and reports to the principal with input from the Director of Health Services.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing
• Valid Alaska Type C Special Services Certificate with endorsement in nursing or school nursing
• Alaska Registered Nurse License or temporary license leading to full licensure
• Passing NCLEX score
• Current BLS certification

Preferred Experience: Two years of nursing, assessment, and referral skills.

Essential Job Functions:

• Support student learning and promote health and wellness
• Identify students with disabilities and participate in multidisciplinary teams
• Communicate with parents via newsletters, notes, calls, and conferences
• Conduct school medical screenings and coordinate medical plans for trips
• Provide nursing services including health history interpretation, care planning, immunization review, treatments, medication administration, diabetes and seizure management, health counseling, community linkage, health promotion, and injury/disease prevention and education
• Respect individual and cultural differences of students
• Utilize current technology to improve efficiency
• Create a conducive nursing environment and collaborate with families and community
• Perform other duties as needed to meet healthcare needs

Additional Information:

Position details include:

• Bargaining Unit: AEA
• Work Year: 182 days, 12 payments
• FTE:
  Full time, 1.0
• Salary: $56,823 - $100,155 DOE

This is an open recruitment to build a pool of applicants; it is not for a specific site or position.