School Age Nurse

Posted Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM

The Arc Erie County New York has been supporting children and adults with disabilities, and their families in achieving their desired quality of life by creating opportunities through comprehensive services for over 65 years.

Float Registered Nurse (RN)

• RN License & currently registered in the state of NY
• Loves to travel!
• Loves to help others!
• 1 year working with people with disabilities (preferred)

• Performs standard duties of a registered nurse but splits workweek between our Residential care homes (20 hrs. weekly) and preschool or school age locations (20 hrs. weekly)
• Performing comprehensive physical assessments, taking vital signs, monitoring patient conditions, and identifying changes in status on our people
• Maintaining accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, interventions, medications administered, and any significant changes in condition

• $30-$34 per hour + additional $2 per hour
• 403b retirement program w/ employer contribution
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Automatic paid time off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays off
• Paid training w/ experienced managers
• On demand pay

See our full job description below:

Registered Nurse

Clinical Services

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The RN is responsible for coordinating the health care needs of students/people we support, with family, staff, other care providers, as well as outside professionals. The RN will ensure the evaluation, supervision, and/or provision of nursing care and routine health maintenance programs are completed. The RN is responsible for staff training in health and medical issues, and for providing a quality of care for the students/people we support.

The RN will directly report to a Nursing Supervisor within their division;
Residential, Education, or Adult Services. In the absence of the Nursing Supervisor, they may report directly to the Associate Director of Nursing and/or the Director of Clinical Services.

• Complies with all Office of People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), Part 624, Part 633, and/or State Education Department (SED) regulations and reports any violations, deficiencies or incidents to supervisor
• Assess the health care needs of each student/person we support based on information available such as test results, laboratory data, observation and staff input
• Develop an individualized plan of nursing services for each student/person who requires nursing care, including those who require medication administration for diagnosed medical conditions and update at least annually or whenever there is a significant change in the student/person’s condition
• Establish and maintain a professional working relationship with family, physicians, dentists, and other medical/health care agencies and professionals
• Educates staff about the chronic conditions and related health care needs of the students/persons, as well as, health and safety skills related to seizures, blood borne pathogens, etc.
• Provides initial and ongoing training to staff in all nursing procedures being delegated, including medication administration periodically reviewing that performance is consistent with standards of nursing care.
• Complete certification/annual recertification (annual evaluation of performance) for all medication administration certified staff
• Ensure that there is specific medication information available for every medication prescribed for each student/person
• Maintains adequate first aid, medical supplies, and equipment to meet the needs of the students/persons
• Completes Accident/Injury reports, and Allegations of Abuse according to regulation and agency policy
• Maintains and protects confidential or other sensitive information such as Protected Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) as defined in the agency’s information security policy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

• Provides professional nursing care to students with tracheostomies, gastrostomy/jejunostomy tubes, children with…