School Nurse

School Nurse

About Momentum Academy

Momentum Academy is a PK-8 public charter school district in St. Louis City committed to fostering love, wellness, growth, and academic excellence. We build character, confidence, and community by supporting scholars, families, and staff to thrive together.

Thrive at Momentum

Momentum is committed to acting with integrity and joy. We provide robust benefits, professional development, wellness supports, and a culture rooted in love, integrity, collaboration, solutions‑driven mindsets, and joy. Staff thrive through research‑based coaching, highly rated instructional materials, restorative practices, dedicated wellness spaces, and significant employer‑paid benefits.

• Competitive salary schedule with transparent pay equity
• Merit Pay opportunities for high performance
• Over 5 weeks of breaks (Fall, Winter, Spring, Care Break)
• Paid Time Off and PTO rollover
• Employer‑paid short/long‑term disability
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance (including dependent insurance contributions)
• Retirement benefits through PSRS‑STL (Momentum contributes ~14%)
• Research‑based coaching & professional development
• Intellectual Preparation & Learning Communities
• Certification and continuing education assistance
• Staff wellness budget and dedicated wellness spaces
• Free staff breakfast and lunch
• Enrollment preference for staff children

Our school nurse oversees the emotional, mental, physical and social health of students. School nurses may work at any level of education from Pre‑K to 8th grade. They provide scholars with basic health services throughout the school day. School nurses also manage students who have chronic health conditions and students with disabilities. This includes giving scholars medication as needed and working with parents and teachers to create and enforce care plans.

Our nurse will travel between our three buildings on a schedule.

• Facilitate hearing, vision and other health screenings.
• Assess students/staff condition in the event of illness or injury, following established nursing procedures; provide care and/or make referral to appropriate medical personnel.
• Develop care plans for students with ongoing conditions.
• Consult with teachers, school administrators and other school staff regarding student care.
• Administer prescribed medication to students per board policy and monitor for side effects.
• Maintain and monitor confidential information including student immunization records.
• Provide educational resources for students/staff about growth and development, dental hygiene, asthma conditions, first aid safety for use in the health curriculum and classroom visitations.
• Be responsible for all student‑related COVID information and documentation, tracking student numbers, contact tracing, and parent communications for assigned buildings.
• Maintain accurate documentation of medicines received from parents and dispensed to students, per applicable laws and established nursing practice.
• Review students immunization records for compliance with state law; refer for follow‑up when needed.
• Conduct basic health screening (hearing, vision, dental, etc.), identify and document problems and refer for further evaluation as necessary.
• Maintain documentation on students’ cumulative health records; prepare annual reports for the state.
• Monitor school environment continuously for safety of students and staff.
• Provide consultation with students, staff and community on injuries and current health issues.
• Identify student health care problems and develop and implement specialized care programs where necessary.

• Associate's degree from an accredited college or university required.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• RN or LPN license preferred.

• A minimum of two years of nursing experience is required.
• Prior school nursing experience, or experience working with school‑age children is preferred.
• Knowledge of working with children with disabilities is preferred.
• Current CPR, First Aid, and AED training or willingness to be trained.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written) and ability to work from written or oral instructions…