26-27 RI School Nurse (RN or BSN
Listed on 2026-08-03
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Nursing
Public Health Nurse, Pediatric Nurse
Job Description
26-27 RI School Nurse (RN or BSN)
Rhode Island
School Year: 26-27
Requirements: RN/BSN and RIDE Certification
Salary: 80K
About Achievement First
Change requires change agents. Across our growing network of high-performing public charter schools, our students in historically underserved communities enter our doors looking for a great education. We are looking for you. We are a network of innovators, of dedicated teammates committed to pursuing excellence for ourselves, our students and our families.
We believe in the fierce urgency of now. In our classrooms, our students benefit from high-quality, rigorous and engaging instruction infused with a contagious enthusiasm for content and learning. Our students know they can and will achieve, and every day we work to provide them with opportunities for deep intellectual engagement across all subjects and content areas. Our students will graduate from top colleges and universities and then will have access to all of the life and leadership opportunities that flow from a great education.
Our students will change the world.
About the Role
We are looking to hire a school nurse to join our team. The school nurse is a key member of our team and is primarily responsible for providing our scholars with quality health services and connecting our families with community resources.
Responsibilities of the Nurse will include but are not limited to:
- Act as a proactive liaison between children, families and health care resources to access and coordinate care
- Administer first aid, medication, specialized medical treatment and health screenings
- Refer students who require further medical attention to needed treatment
- Assess situations involving students' safety
- Maintain all health records and reporting procedures to external agencies to ensure compliance with established regulations
- Work as part of a school-wide team to encourage healthy living
- Implement health care plans for special education students, children with chronic health problems and/or 504 accommodation requirements
- Coordinate/Provide training on various health related subjects or policies (e.g. CPR/First Aid, disaster preparedness, health education, etc.) as needed
- Track and manage health data to identify trends, improve student health outcomes and reduce the spread of illness.
- Belief in the Achievement First mission and Educational model
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- Demonstration of strong interpersonal judgement
- Self-motivated leader who can work independently as well as part of team
- Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a "whatever it takes" disposition
- Bilingual, English and Spanish, strongly preferred.
- Current State RN license + BA degree OR BS
- This role requires RIDE certification
Achievement First, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, runs a network of more than 30 high-performing public charter schools in Brooklyn, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The mission of Achievement First is to deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all children, regardless of race, economic status or zip code. With its college-preparatory focus, the Achievement First approach is attaining breakthrough academic gains throughout its network of K-12 public charter schools.
In the 2016-17 academic year, Achievement First is educating more than 11,600 students in historically underserved communities.
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