School Nurse

Bethel Public Schools; Middle School; On-site; AUD 84,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Bethel Public Schools in Connecticut is seeking a qualified School Nurse for a middle school setting to promote student health and well-being throughout the school year.

The role requires an active CT RN license and over the last five years a year of full-time RN experience. You will report to the Coordinator of Health Services and the School Principal, working collaboratively with staff, students, and families to support health needs and safety.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with CT license and able to qualify as a school nurse in CT.
• Minimum one year full-time RN experience within past five years.

Responsibilities

• Promotes health and safety in the school setting.
• Provide health counseling and guidance to students and parents.
• Coordinate health education and health curriculum resources.
• Maintain student health records and immunization status per state law.
• Conduct health screenings as required and report findings.
• Collaborate with district health services and school staff on health matters.

Skills

School nursing

Health counseling

Collaboration with staff

Education

CT RN license

Job description

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ School Nurse
  
• Date Posted:
  9/17/2026
  
• Location:
  Middle School
  
• Date Available:
  2026-2027 School Year
  

Position Title: School Nurse

Qualifications:

• Registered professional nurse, currently licensed by the State of Connecticut and meeting the State requirements for qualification as a school nurse in Connecticut. [C.G.S. Sec 10-212.]
• No less than one year's full-time experience as a registered nurse within the last five (5) years immediately prior to employment.

Reports To:

Coordinator of Health Services and School Principal

Job Goal:

To promote the health and well-being of students and staff.

Performance Responsibilities:

Promotes and maintains student health through:

• Facilitating positive student responses to typical development;
• Collaborating with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning;
• Providing health counseling and guidance to students and parents;
• Assisting with the instruction of health education and serving as a resource person in matters pertaining to health education and development of health curriculum;
• Promoting health and safety in the school setting;
• Providing case management services;
• Consulting with community health care providers regarding student health matters;
• Consulting with school staff as necessary related to student health problems.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provides first aid treatment of accidents and care of illnesses that occur in school.
• Insures that student health assessments and immunizations as required by State law are current according to regulations.
• At the high school, certifies to the athletic coaches that all athletes have obtained a health assessment and are cleared medically to participate in the sports program.
• Conducts district's student health screenings required by current law.
• Maintains up-to-date cumulative health records of all students according to district procedures.
• Maintains data on health interventions for district reporting.
• Reports on student health assessment and health status as necessary to the planning and placement team.
• Initiates staff, student, and visitor accident reports and reports such incidents according to district policy.
• Observes the school environment and recommends changes necessary to maintain optimum health and safety of students and school personnel.
• Provides information necessary for school health surveys and reports as required by Connecticut State Departments of Education and Health.
• Assists with any special immunization clinics as ordered by the school physician.
• Keeps current in best practices in school nursing and in particular, issues regarding the health and well-being of school-aged children.
• Carries out other duties as assigned by the Coordinator of Health Services.

Term of Employment:

Ten-month position

Evaluation:

Performance will be evaluated annually by the Coordinator of Health Services and the Principal.

Postings current as of 9/19/2026 1:19:29 PM CST.