Anticipated School Nurse SY27/28

Burlington School District • Burlington, VT

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The School Nurse provides school health services to students in grades PK–12. The role supports the educational process by improving and protecting the health of students and staff, identifying and addressing health-related barriers to learning, and promoting health education and a healthy learning environment. The nurse organizes, provides, and oversees student health assessments and referrals for health management or treatment, and collaborates with families, school personnel, community organizations, and healthcare providers.

The nurse develops and oversees direct health services, student healthcare plans, health-management protocols, and related policies. The role includes prevention and management of injuries and acute and chronic illness; communicable-disease control; health screenings and referrals; chronic disease care and education; medication administration and monitoring; and individualized healthcare planning for students with disabilities or health conditions that affect learning. The nurse also participates in school teams, supports staff wellness, contributes to health policies and school-health program evaluation, and helps the district meet applicable health, safety, privacy, and accessibility requirements.

The position is a 10-month school-year role with 187 workdays based on start date, scheduled for 7.75 hours per day and 38.75 hours per week. It is salaried, paid bi-weekly, with a lump-sum payment for the summer period. Benefits are available beginning on the start date, with 30 days to enroll in coverage. Sick and personal time are provided according to the Master Agreement.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Vermont RN license.
• Current CPR/AED certification.
• Agency of Education (AOE) endorsement, or eligibility for 5440-65 within two months of hire.
• At least 6,000 hours of clinical nursing experience beyond nursing education, or NCSN certification.
• Ability to walk, stand, bend, kneel, and lift or carry work-related items such as medical equipment, books, and papers.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to tolerate stressful situations and maintain proper decorum.
• Commitment to professional growth and educational achievement for all students within the Burlington School District.
• Ability to meet the position’s stated physical and sensory requirements, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science degree from an accredited school of nursing.

Responsibilities

• Develop, provide, and oversee direct health services and health counseling for students, families, and staff.
• Develop and oversee student healthcare plans, health-management protocols, and policies, and recommend modifications to school programs when needed.
• Interpret students’ health status for parents or guardians and school personnel.
• Identify, refer, and follow up on child abuse and neglect reporting as required by law.
• Identify and refer students with psychosocial or substance-abuse issues and evaluate interventions.
• Maintain, evaluate, interpret, and oversee student health records and cumulative health data.
• Develop and implement procedures and protocols to prevent and manage injuries and acute and chronic illness.
• Promote communicable-disease control through early detection, intervention, immunization programs, surveillance reporting when appropriate, and follow-up.
• Provide health information to individuals, school-related groups, student classes, and community organizations.
• Use the nursing process to identify, assess, plan, intervene in, and evaluate student health concerns, including physical and mental health needs and injuries.
• Provide health assessments, screenings, referrals, and follow-up for health factors affecting education, including state-mandated screenings.
• Provide chronic-disease management and education, including nursing procedures such as ventilator care, gastrostomy feedings, tracheostomy care, and catheterizations.
• Train and delegate student-specific care to appropriate personnel and update training regularly.
• Plan and implement Individualized Healthcare Plans and services for students with disabilities or health conditions that interfere with learning, including medication administration and monitoring.
• Provide health education, health resources, and curriculum recommendations directly and indirectly.
• Participate as the health specialist on school teams, including safety, 504, and IEP teams, and recommend provisions for a healthy learning environment.
• Report suspected physical and sexual abuse and neglect of children as mandated by law.
• Provide health counseling for staff and lead or support staff wellness programs.
• Coordinate school and community health activities and serve as a liaison among school, home, community, and healthcare providers.
• Communicate health needs with students and families who do not speak English and work competently with diverse groups across race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, and sexuality.
• Assist in developing district health policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
• Research and evaluate school health services and support improvements to school health programs and nursing practices.
• Use medical diagnostic and treatment equipment and general office equipment, including computers, for documentation, presentations, organization, and management.
• Assist the school in complying with OSHA, ADA, FERPA, HIPAA, and Right-To-Know requirements; become familiar with applicable OSHA standards and make implementation recommendations.
• Perform duties consistently with professional standards, the Vermont State Nurse Practice Act, applicable laws and regulations, and district policies.
• Review and evaluate personal job performance and maintain professional development through in-service and self-directed learning, conferences, seminars, and professional networking.

Benefits

• Benefits eligible beginning on the start date; employees have 30 days from the start date to enroll in coverage.
• Sick time and personal time as provided by the Master Agreement.
• Salaried position paid bi-weekly, with a lump-sum payment for the summer period.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level