MSD REGISTERED NURSE - Substitute

Educational Svc. • Howard, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maryland School for the Deaf is accepting applications to create a pool of qualified Registered Nurse substitutes for anticipated openings during the 2026–2027 school year, from September 2026 through January 2027. This is a 10-month, on-call substitute position at the Columbia Campus. Nurses provide direct care to students on an as-needed basis. The school serves deaf and hard-of-hearing students from birth through age 21 in a bilingual, language-rich educational environment.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license from the Maryland State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate license in a party state declared as the candidate’s primary state of residence.
• Education as determined by Maryland State Board of Nursing licensing requirements for Registered Nurses.
• Provide a phone number at which the facility can reach the employee for call-in assignments.
• Provide three letters of recommendation.
• Employees assigned duties requiring automobile operation must possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in Maryland.
• May be required to complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and maintain current certification.
• Subject to substance abuse testing under applicable Maryland regulations.
• New hires are subject to a criminal background investigation at their own expense.

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric, school, or camp nursing experience.
• Experience with American Sign Language (ASL), or willingness to learn it.

Responsibilities

• Administer prescribed medications by oral, topical, inhalation, and injection routes for medical conditions or injuries.
• Assess, evaluate, and monitor students’ medical and emotional health and identify their nursing needs.
• Maintain accurate and adequate records of nursing care, observations, and treatment according to established procedures.
• Maintain the student health center facility.
• Provide auxiliary duties as needed.
• Remain available on an on-call basis.

Benefits

• Eligible contractual employees may qualify for subsidized health benefits if they have a current employment contract and work at least 30 hours per week or an average of 130 hours per month; employees pay 25% of medical and prescription premiums, and the State of Maryland subsidizes the remaining 75%.
• Dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance are available at the employee’s full premium cost.
• Contractual employees may receive leave at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

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