School Nurse (2026-2027

Coordinate district health services program to best meet the health and wellness needs of the student population on an assigned campus. Promote health and safety education and preventive health practices for students. Roles include program coordinator, case manager or direct care provider, collaborator, student advocate, educator, and counselor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited professional nursing education program
• Valid registered nurse license (RN) from the Texas Board of Nursing
• Current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) certification
• CPR instructor certification (required by the end of the second year with CISD)
• Membership:
  National Association of School Nurse (NASN) and the Texas Organization of School Nurse (TSNO), recommended
• National Certification of School Nursing (NCSN), recommended

Experience:

• Professional registered nurse experience: minimum three years.
• Prior professional nursing experience: pediatric, critical care, or school health preferred

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

• Pediatric/adolescent nursing and health appraisal
• Public health/community health nursing
• Health counseling, mental health, and crisis intervention
• Communicable disease
• Applicable laws, regulations, and standards pertaining to school nursing practice (Texas Nurse Practice Act, BON rules and regulation, Standards of School Nursing Practice)
• Applicable laws and regulations regulating school health and special education services
• Framework for 21 st Century School Nurse Practice
• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child approach to health and learning
• Ethnic and cultural sensitivity and competence
• School as a nontraditional health care and independent practice setting
• Computer literacy and competency in the use of existing technology

MAJOR

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works in a self-directed and clinically autonomous manner
• Provides direct nursing services to students, including nursing assessment, identifying health problems, making referrals for diagnosis and treatment, recommending education modifications, providing follow-up and evaluation, and maintaining appropriate documentation
• Provides emergency health services to students and staff requiring immediate intervention.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets student health data guided by clinical judgment and current research to identify student health trends
• Makes decisions regarding the delegation of nursing care to unlicensed assistive personnel as directed by state law and local policy or guidelines.
• Implements a medication protocol to safely store, administer, document, and monitor the effectiveness of medications given at school, according to local guidelines.
• Provides health information and counseling for students, parents, and staff
• Participates as a crisis team member and provides crisis intervention for students and staff in the event of sudden illness or injury
• Makes appropriate assessments and referrals for suspected abuse/neglect as a mandated reporter

• Maintains communication with the Coordinator of Health Services, campus administrators, teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the health and safety needs of students
• Coordinates the care for students with health needs. Develops a written plan of care using the nursing process and effectively communicates the plan of care to others using an Individualized Healthcare Plan (IHP).
• Aligns campus health services program with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Framework.
• Coordinates care with student, family, faculty, and community stakeholders
• Collaborates with school personnel in crisis/disaster planning and in accident/injury response
• Establishes a communicable disease prevention and control program in cooperation with local and state public health agencies
• Participates in the development of health-related policies and procedures in compliance with state mandates and current health regulations

• Participates as the health specialist of the multidisciplinary team in the identification, evaluation, and placement of students so…