Shape Young Lives: Join Us as a School Nurse!

School health services are a public service provided to students in Pre-K through 12th grade. These services are considered to be both preventatives, as well as treatment directed. School nurses and health aides address a constant flow of students entering the clinic with an assortment of health issues.

School Health Services include but are not limited to:

* Administration of medication.
* Assistance with complex or chronic health conditions, including tube-feedings.
* Catheterizations and glucose monitoring.
* Health screenings.
* Health counseling.
* Nursing assessments.
* Meeting emergency health needs in each school.
* Referral and follow-up of suspected or confirmed health problems.
* Consultation with a student's parent or guardian in reference to the need for health follow-up by a physician.

These services are intended to supplement, rather than replace, parental responsibility, to encourage parents’ attention to their child’s health, to discover health problems, and to encourage the use of the services of physicians, dentist, and community health agencies. It is expected that children who receive services through the school health program will have fewer visits to physicians and emergency rooms, fewer days lost from school due to illness, as well as daily monitoring for chronic health conditions. All contribute to a better quality of life and assist the child with the learning process.

SALARY INFORMATION
$24.07 to $31.40 per hour with no college degree

$28.38 to $35.13 per hour with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing

$30.90 to $38.21 per hour with a Master's degree in Nursing

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code
• Associate’s Degree or diploma from an accredited nursing school; Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
• With Associate’s Degree three (3) years experience in pediatric, public health, family practice/pediatric office, or school nursing; With Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing two (2) years experience in pediatric, public health, family practice/pediatric
office, or school nursing
• Current CPR and first aid certification
• Possess a valid Florida Driver’s License; if a holder of any other valid US state-issued Driver’s License, agree to acquire a
Florida Driver’s License within thirty (30) days of employment, except in a case where accommodation is required

REQUIRED SKILLS
• Ability to administer medications safely and accurately
• Ability to exhibit skill in the use of medical equipment and instruments used in providing nursing care
• Ability to teach selected students selected procedures
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student health issues
• Ability to determine work priorities, assist in the assignment of work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments
• Ability to communicate clearly with parents, physicians, other health care workers, faculty and school administrators
• Ability to communicate with students on their cognitive level
• Ability to provide health assessments
• Ability to develop and implement a health plan
• Demonstrated knowledge of Infection Control Principles and Universal Precautions