EC School Nurse

Bertie County Schools; Windsor (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Bertie County Schools Windsor Elementary in Windsor, North Carolina seeks a dedicated School Nurse to provide essential health services for students and staff. This 10-month position requires RN licensure, pediatric/public health experience, and certification by ANA or NASN.

The nurse collaborates with the principal and health department to maintain student wellness and safety. The role emphasizes health assessments, immunization records, care planning, and coordination of services with families

Qualifications

• Completion of training necessary for licensing as a registered nurse.
• Experience in pediatrics and/or public health nursing preferred.
• ANA or NASN certification required.

Responsibilities

• Develops policies, procedures, and work standards for school health program.
• Monitors compliance of school health program with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.
• Initiates program changes as needed.
• Provides first-aid care and medically-prescribed services.
• Records immunizations, health findings, and other relevant health data.

Skills

Pediatrics experience

Public health nursing

Communication with families

RN licensure awareness

Education

Licensed Registered Nurse

ANA/NASN certification

Job description

EC School Nurse

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Job Details

Job ID: 3919233

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: May 09, 2025 1:04 PM (UTC)

Job Description

BERTIE COUNTY SCHOOLS

Job Description

(Class descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include, and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee)

JOB TITLE: SCHOOL NURSE

DEPARTMENT: School-Based

GRADE: --68 (without National Certification)

--State Salary Scale at Master’s Level (with National Certification)

FLSA: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Principal (Also takes direction from Director of Student Services)

SUPERVISES: None

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 months

QUALIFICATIONS: --Completion of training necessary for licensing as a registered nurse

--Experience in pediatrics and/or public health nursing preferred

--Must be certified by the American Nurses’ Association (ANA) or the National Association of School Nurses (NASN)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Considerable knowledge of medical disorders and treatment.
• Considerable knowledge of child growth and development.
• Working knowledge of public health problems and procedures for treatment in coordination with other health and social service agencies.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations affecting the delivery of school health services.
• Some knowledge of the school organization and the community served.
• Ability to identify abnormal growth and development and symptoms of disease.
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate services between the school, local health agency, and other community resources.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develops policies, procedures, and work standards for school health program.
• Monitors compliance of school health program with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.
• Initiates program changes as needed.
• Manages program allotment efficiently.
• Prepares health reports for supervisor, board of education, and health department.
• Collaborates with other child-support agencies in designing and providing a school health program.
• Negotiates professional and medical services essential to the school health program.
• Provides first-aid care and medically-prescribed services.
• Maintains security of school health supplies.
• Serves as a resource person on health issues.
• Provides staff development on health-related topics for school staff and volunteers.
• Screens and conducts health appraisals for students and staff.
• Provides follow-up evaluations on students as required.
• Recommends corrective action where problems are identified.
• Conducts home visits when appropriate.
• Corresponds with parents on health needs of children.
• Records immunizations, health findings, and other relevant health data.

PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to the School Nurse job classification within Bertie County Schools.

Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Must be able to:

• Prepare, read and comprehend a variety of job related forms, reports, spreadsheets, maps, plans, records, documentation and correspondence in all languages required by the job
• Understand and conform to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style
• Speak to individuals or groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence
• Respond adequately to inquiries or complaints
• Write using standard convention in all languages required by the job
• Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form
• Communicate effectively and efficiently in all languages required by the job using whatever communication device or system is required (telephone, Braille)
• Use/interpret job related terminology, mathematical formulas and functions effective and efficiently
• Deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
• Perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situations
• Be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of persons
• Operate a motor vehicle
• Operate/use a variety of automated office machines and other office equipment
• Operate/use a variety of printing/graphic arts machines
• Operate/use a variety of audiovisual/electronic machines and devices
• Operate/use a variety of communication machines/equipment/devices
• Operate/use a variety of job specific machines/equipment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. The work is performed in the school.

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Employee

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Supervisor

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HR Representative

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Student Services > School Nurse

Contact Information

• Dr. Michael White
• 715 US Highway 13 North
• Windsor, North Carolina 27983
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]