School Nurse (RN) - Victory Learning Center at AmberLynne
About The Position
Our Victory Learning Center Program is expanding with new classrooms opening in 2026. We are seeking a School Nurse (RN) to serve as an educator, advocate, liaison, and consultant on health-related issues for students, families, and staff. Our Victory Learning Center Programs offer specialized educational services for students diagnosed with Autism or a Cognitive Disability paired with a mental health diagnosis. We have two separate sites in Lackawanna, NY, with a third opening in September 2026. Our schools serve students ages 5-21, who are residentially placed or referred through their local school district's Committee on Special Education.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) NYS Licensure
- AAS/BSN Degree from an accredited Nursing school
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- Customer skills
- Computer skills
- Monitoring /Assessment skills
- Communication: Oral and written
- Decision-making ability
- Problem solving
- Teamwork ability
- Attention to detail
- Sufficient strength to assist with lifting and transferring a patient, and perform CPR
- Sufficient mobility to bend, stoop, and bend down to the floor; ability to move around rapidly; and to move in small, confined areas.
- Sufficient hearing to hear through the stethoscope to discriminate sounds; to hear cries for help; to hear alarms on equipment and emergency signals; and various overhead pages.
- Sufficient vision to make physical assessments of patients and equipment.
- Able to communicate in both verbal and written formats; and interact with clients, staff, and faculty supervisors.
Responsibilities
- Conduct medical assessment of individuals.
- Decide interventions following the nursing process.
- Provide education on medical issues and concerns to individuals, their families and employees as indicated on their plan of care and diagnosis.
- Monitor the medical states of the individuals of their care and adjust as appropriate.
- Perform any other duties listed on the daily/weekly/monthly/semi-annually/annually site specific responsibility checklist.
- Participates as the health specialist in the child education evaluation team to develop the health individualized educational plan. (I.E.P.)
- Attends multi-disciplinary team meetings and staff meetings as directed by the principal.
- Maintains all required health records per school regulation.
Benefits
- Paid School Breaks (approximately 7 weeks!)
- Paid Holidays
- Additional Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health insurance options
- Dental insurance options (free insurance options!)
- Vision insurance options
- Paid Employer sponsored life insurance
- Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
- Up to $600 savings every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse completes too!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
