School Nurse 26-27 SY

Hanover County Public Schools•Ashland, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This posting is intended to generate a pool of qualified applicants who wish to be considered for vacancies as they develop for the 2026-2027 school year. The School Nurse enhances the educational process by modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning and by promoting an optimal level of wellness. This role provides skilled nursing care to medically fragile children.

Requirements

Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
Minimum of one year of nursing experience in a school setting or three years experience as a Registered Nurse.
Current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and first aid from a recognized provider (e.g., American Heart Association).
Functional knowledge of current health issues and immunizations as they relate to school-age children.
Knowledge of student instruction and management practices, procedures, and techniques.
General knowledge of school system rules and procedures for classroom, halls, cafeteria, library, and transportation.
Ability to guide, direct, teach, and counsel students.
Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
Ability and skill to make physical, social, and emotional assessments requiring professional nursing knowledge and judgment.
Ability to do basic keyboarding skills.
Contacts with students, parents, and staff may be non-cooperative and require diplomacy, skillful and thoughtful debate, tact, and confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree.
Bachelor's degree in nursing.
Three years experience as a Registered Nurse working with school-aged children.

Responsibilities

Provides skilled nursing care to medically fragile children.
Assists sick or injured students and staff, performs routine and emergency first aid.
Administers medication to appropriate students with parental permission and a doctor's order.
Maintains student health records, reviews records of entering students for immunizations, and ensures all components of School Health Entrance Requirement are complete.
Trains staff to administer medications under certain circumstances in the nurse's absence or for field trips.
Ensures proper documentation and maintains a record of CPR, First Aid trained staff.
Refers additional health concerns as appropriate to guidance counselors, school psychologists, physicians, Child Protective Services, school administrators, health department officials, and school 504 Coordinators.
Administers individual mandated screening of vision and hearing, height, weight, dental/oral, and scoliosis.
Completes necessary forms and procedures for bloodborne pathogen exposure incidents and situations related to Workers Compensation.
Serves as a member of the School Crisis and Child Study Team.
Participates in wellness programs for staff, inservice education, and attends all regularly scheduled staff meetings.
Supplies and adequately maintains the school clinic, checks first aid supplies and equipment daily, and secures medications.
Provides immunizations as dictated by the School Board.
Manages outbreaks of infectious illnesses by utilizing knowledge of infectious illness processes.
Notifies appropriate staff members of students with health concerns, provides necessary in-service training and/or emergency care plans.
Compiles a list of students with health problems and appropriately distributes it to administration and other school personnel.
Serves as a liaison with the public health department, health care providers, and other community agencies.
Ensures compliance with the law that all schools with at least one student with diabetes have at all times two staff members trained in the administration of insulin and glucagon.
May develop or assist with the development of Individual Health Care Plans for students with medical conditions, including allergies.
Ensures compliance with all laws protecting the confidentiality of medical information and obtains written consent of parent/guardian to share information.
Performs clerical duties requiring the use of computers, typing, filing, and duplicating related to school nurse functions.
Assists in enforcing rules and discipline and performs student supervision duties as required.
Advises administrators regarding appropriate interventions to meet student needs.
Advises administrators, teachers, and cafeteria staff regarding all students with food allergies.
Performs related work as required.