Pride Campus LPN; grades K - 8

• Full-time
• Start Date:
  
  Next year opening
• Department:
  School-based Support

Every School. Every Student. Every Day.

Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) North Carolina, is a network of eight tuition-free, college-preparatory public charter schools educating approximately 3,000 students in grades K-12 in Durham, Halifax, Northampton and Mecklenburg counties. At KIPP NC, we are committed to improving the life outcomes of North Carolina’s children through the delivery of rigorous, research based curricula, and clearing the paths that our students choose to follow by ensuring that they have the roadmaps and guideposts they need to arrive at success - however they define it.

At KIPP North Carolina, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to lead a life filled with choice and opportunity. That belief drives everything we do—and it’s why we’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate LPN to join our team. In this vital role, you’ll help ensure that our students are healthy, safe, and ready to learn every day.

As a key member of the KIPP NC Team and Family, you’ll serve as the trusted health advocate on campus, delivering high-quality care with empathy, expertise, and respect. You’ll work in close partnership with families, educators, and community health providers to support the unique health needs of every student—so that each one can thrive, both in school and beyond.

About the LPN Position

The LPN reporting to the Director of School Operations with support from the Nursing Coordinator and Regional Director of Operations will collaborate with school staff to maintain a safe and healthy environment for KIPP North Carolina students. They will work with staff and families to provide the highest quality of service to all students. The LPN will be a member of the school operations team.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Works to remove, modify, or reduce health-related barriers to learning

Provides well-student care, health care, first aid, immunizations, and assistance to students at their school; creates a comforting and nurturing environment for ill students

Provides daily, individual care to students, including but not limited to managing daily medications required by students, administering doctor prescribed medications to students and helping students with physical disabilities

Advises the Director of School Operations and other school staff as needed regarding initiatives, processes, and systems necessary to ensure a healthy school community

Builds emergency preparedness plans and trains all staff on them to ensure staff school-wide are ready for health emergencies

Communicates daily with families around student wellness and health concerns

Participates in necessary student health events that may occur on non-school days, e.g., New Student Registration

Performs screenings for scoliosis, vision, hearing, height, weight, and/or other conditions and make referrals and follow-up

Completes, updates, and maintains student records (accident reports, health records), and completes and submits reports; effectively and efficiently manages the systems for student health paperwork

Ensures 100% collection of student health documentation for incoming new students

Maintains physical student health files and ensures they are organized and up-to-date

Audits student health files annually

Transfers all health materials and necessary information for student transfers between campuses

Maintains the security of confidential information

Collects and maintains student incident forms, ensuring that all applicable parties have documented all pertinent details

Collaborates with school staff to create and maintain wellness programming to support healthy opportunities for students

Maintains all mandated COVID protocols and holds staff and students accountable to those health protocols.

Required Qualifications

The following is required of all aspiring LPN candidates:

A deep commitment to the mission of KIPP NC and an unwavering belief in the potential of all our students

Possess a deep commitment to improving the lives of kids from marginalized communities

Associates in Nursing

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