Substitute School Nurse; RN Pool GCPS

Position: 2025-2026 Substitute School Nurse (RN) Pool ($35.14-$43.13 per hour)- GCPS
Substitute School Nurse (RN) Pool ($35.14-$43.13 per hour)- GCPS

Position Type:

Substitute

Date Posted:

6/23/2025

Location:

To Be Determined

Additional Information:
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Position:
Substitute School Nurse RN Pool

Salary:
Hourly rate of $35.14-$43.13

Status:
Non-Exempt

Terms:

Normally 7.5 hours per day but may be greater depending upon the needs of the system

Salary:
Hourly

Supervisor:
Administrative:
Director of Student Services Clinical:
Nurse Manager Direct:
Building Principal

Availability:  School Year

Job Description:

The school nurse will plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate school health services within the context of the Coordinated School Health Program and Comprehensive Student Services Program Model.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Current Maryland RN License in good standing

* CPR/First Aid Certified

* Willing to serve as a Case Manager/Delegating Nurse to CMT's and other unlicensed staff in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and other pertinent sections of COMAR

* Serve as a Wellness Champion for your school

* Excellent written and verbal skills

* Ability to follow oral and written instructions

* Outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills, including, but not limited to, the ability to interact successfully with diverse stakeholders (i.e., students, staff, administration, parents, general public, community agencies, etc.)

* Proficiency in a variety of technology and applications

* Successful management of confidential information and materials

* History of initiative, discretion, leadership, and independent judgment

* Demonstrated understanding of and attention to detail, especially as it relates to student safety and well-being

* History of professionalism and strong work ethic

* Ability to work independently and as a team player

* Ability to serve as a positive role model for students, staff, and other stakeholders

* Ability to maintain emotional control while addressing stressful situations

* Ability to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs, stoop, bend, push, pull, and move objects

* Ability to lift and transport heavy to moderately heavy objects physical education-related materials

* Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment and provide subject-related demonstrations

* Regular and predictable attendance

* Ability to perform the essential functions of the job either with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred Qualifications:

* Two (2) years RN experience with young children and adolescents

* Understanding and knowledge of the following in context of a school environment:
Pediatric/adolescent nursing

* Public health/community health nursing

* Health counseling, including mental health and crisis intervention

* Communicable diseases

* Applicable laws, regulations and standards pertaining to school nursing practice (Maryland Nurse Practice Act, Standards of School Nursing Practice, and the Eight Components of a Coordinated School Health Program, FERPA, and HIPPA)

* School health law

* Special education and 504 legislation and services, particularly as related to the role of the school nurse

* Case finding, case management, and health advocacy

* Health room management, including personnel supervision of LPNs and CMTs Family theory, assessment, and intervention

* Networking and collaboration

* Ethnic and cultural sensitivity and competence

* Contemporary health and psychosocial issues that influence children, families, and the community

* Health care delivery systems and the concepts of the primary health care

* Building student, staff and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self advocacy, and learning

* School as a non-traditional healthcare setting

* Environmental health within the school community Familiar with electronic health records

Duties and Responsibilities:

The following duties and responsibilities are intended only as examples. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility does not exclude it from the position if the work is a similar, related, or logical assignment.

The school nurse will:

* Plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate school health services within the context of the Coordinated School Health Program Model.

* Collaborate with the school-based Pupil Services Team to identify and provide for student health care needs as part of comprehensive Student Services case management. Make appropriate, independent, and timely nursing decisions.

* Administer medications and provide appropriate services in accordance with students' needs.

* Develop and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and other stakeholders.

* Maintain accurate and complete records as required by the school, applicable programs and agencies, law, Board Policy, and Administrative Procedure.

* Collect data to direct evidence-based practice.

* Interpret and explain records, reports, activities, healthcare plans, accommodations, and medical interventions.

* Identify health-related barriers to student learning (i.e., at-risk behaviors, financial, cultural, economic, etc.).

* Maximize in-class time by reducing the…