Certified School Nurse (CSN)

Foundation Academies; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merit raises

403b retirement match

Financial wellness

Disability benefits

Professional development

Phone plan

Laptop

Team events

PTO

Paid holidays

Impactful work

Job summary

Foundation Academies in Trenton, NJ seeks a certified School Nurse (CSN) to promote scholar health, safety, wellness, and readiness to learn. The CSN provides direct nursing care, emergency response, and care coordination for students, families, and staff.

Responsibilities include developing health plans, administering medications, health screenings, and staff training while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with school policy.

Qualifications

• Active New Jersey RN license in good standing.
• Active NJ Department of Education CSN certification.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Current CPR/AED certification.
• Knowledge of school nursing practices and student health services.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive student health information.
• Ability to respond effectively to medical emergencies and manage competing priorities.
• Successful completion of required background checks and employment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care, assessment, and emergency response.
• Develop and manage individualized healthcare and emergency plans.
• Administer and monitor medications in accordance with orders and school policy.
• Conduct required health screenings and maintain accurate student health records.
• Support students with acute, chronic, and complex medical needs.
• Coordinate care with families, healthcare providers, and school teams.
• Provide health education and staff training on student health needs.
• Monitor immunization compliance and support communicable disease management.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and compliant health office.
• Collaborate with school leaders and multidisciplinary teams to support student wellness and access to learning.

Skills

RN license

CSN certification

Compassionate care

Emergency response

Medication management

Health education

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CSN certification

RN license

Job description

7:15am-3:30pm, contingent upon campus placement

$90,000-$110,000

What is the opportunity?

Foundation Academies is seeking a compassionate and skilled Certified School Nurse (CSN) to promote scholar health, safety, wellness, and readiness to learn. The CSN will provide direct nursing care, emergency response, health education, medication management, and care coordination while partnering with scholars, families, staff, and healthcare providers.

What is in it for you?

• Merit-based pay increases annually
• Tax-deferred 403b retirement account with 25% matching up to a certain amount
• Free financial wellness advising through our Financial Advisor Service
• Optional short or long-term disability benefits through Aflac
• Regular strategic professional development and coaching
• Smartphone and fully paid wireless plan through T-Mobile
• Windows-based laptop
• Regular team-building activities and outings
• 10 sick days and 3 personal days that roll over annually
• 30 paid holiday observances
• A rewarding career that positively impacts the lives of our amazing students

What will you be doing?

• Provide comprehensive nursing care, assessment, and emergency response.
• Develop and manage individualized healthcare and emergency plans.
• Administer and monitor medications in accordance with orders and school policy.
• Conduct required health screenings and maintain accurate student health records.
• Support students with acute, chronic, and complex medical needs.
• Coordinate care with families, healthcare providers, and school teams.
• Provide health education and staff training on student health needs.
• Monitor immunization compliance and support communicable disease management.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and compliant health office.
• Collaborate with school leaders and multidisciplinary teams to support student wellness and access to learning.

What do we require from you?

• Active New Jersey Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license in good standing.
• Active New Jersey Department of Education Certified School Nurse (CSN) certification.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Current CPR/AED certification.
• Knowledge of school nursing practices and student health services.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive student health information.
• Ability to respond effectively to medical emergencies and manage competing priorities.
• Successful completion of required background checks and employment requirements.

Want to join our FAmily?

We are Foundation Academies: Trenton, New Jersey’s largest and highest-ranking K-12 free public charter school serving more than 1,000 scholars across three schools on two campuses. Our mission is to ensure that all of our students secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation’s finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty. We admit students by lottery, irrespective of gender, race, household income, or academic ability.

Our team of experienced and mission-driven urban educators values growth mindsets, lifelong learners, and individuals who believe that every child deserves an excellent education. We hold ourselves, our students, and our city to high standards because that’s what our families deserve.

We are conveniently located a quick car ride to downtown Princeton, a 45-minute SEPTA ride to Philly’s Center City, and a hop on the NJ Transit Express to New York City.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Foundation Academies is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Foundation Academies prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, gender identity, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and prohibited by Foundation Academies. It is also our policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.