School Nurse - SY26/27
Job in
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, 05401, USA
Listing for:
Burlington School District
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-08-05
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Public Health Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Pediatric Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: School Nurse - Burlington School District SY26/27
School Nurse
The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision: "Cultivating caring, creative, and courageous people.
- Join the journey."
The Mission of the Burlington School District is to graduate students who:
- Value different cultures;
- Engage with the community;
- Communicate effectively;
- Think creatively;
- Skillfully solve problems; and
- Achieve at their highest academic, intellectual and personal potential.
The School Nurse provides school health services in grades PK-12. School nurses strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of students and staff; identifying, assisting, overseeing, and collaborating with other school personnel in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to the learning of individual students; and collaborating with other school personnel to promote health education and a healthy learning environment for students and staff.
Specifically, the school nurse organizes, provides, and/or oversees the provision of health assessments for individual students and referrals for health management or treatment.
Essential Functions:
This section outlines the fundamental job functions that must be performed in this position. This includes:
- Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements
- Physical and Mental/Reasoning Requirements
- Work Environment
These areas state the underlying requirements that an employee must meet in order to perform these essential functions. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Develops, provides, and/or oversees direct health services and/or health counseling to assist students, families, and staff in making informed decisions on choices related to health.Develops, provides, and/or oversees the implementation of student healthcare plans, health management protocols, and policies for all students with health needs, and recommends modifications to the school program.Interprets and/or oversees the interpretation of a student's health status to parents/guardians and school personnel.Identifies or assists in identification, referrals, and follow through on child abuse and neglect reporting as required by law. Identifies and refers students for psychosocial and substance abuse issues and evaluates interventions.Preventative Health:
Maintains, evaluates, interprets, and/or oversees the review of individual student health records.Develops, implements, and/or oversees the implementation of procedures and protocols for the prevention and management of injuries and acute and chronic illness.Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases through the development and/or implementation of early detection, intervention, and preventative immunization programs, surveillance reporting, as appropriate, to the Vermont Department of Health, and follow-up of contagious diseases. Provides health information to individuals, school-related groups, student classes, and community organizations.Using the nursing process, identifies, assesses, plans, intervenes, and evaluates student health concerns, including physical and mental health needs and injuries. Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs to students.Provides health assessments, including screenings, referrals and follow up for health factors impacting student education. This includes state mandated screenings such as vision, hearing, and others directed by the AOE.Provides chronic disease management and education, including such nursing procedures as ventilator care, gastrostomy feedings, tracheostomy care, catheterizations, etc., and provides student specific training and delegation to appropriate personnel as needed and updates training on a regular basis. This includes planning and implementing Individualized Healthcare Plans (IHP) and services…
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