Interim Nurse - Short-term Assignment

Cambridge Lakes Charter School; Pingree Grove (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Lakes Learning Center is seeking a licensed school nurse to promote health and safety, provide first aid, administer medications, and support student participation in classes.

The Nurse will collaborate with teachers, families, and staff, maintain health records, conduct screenings, and contribute to a culture of wellness across the campus.

Qualifications

• Nursing experience required.
• Experience working collaboratively with students, families, teachers, and school personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing services, first aid, illness, and emergency care to students and staff in accordance with professional standards, school policies, and applicable state requirements.
• Administer medications and maintain accurate documentation and confidential health records, including immunizations, physicals, medical conditions, screenings, and health services.
• Perform mandated vision and hearing screenings, as applicable, and fulfill mandated reporter responsibilities.
• Provide health education and counseling and promote a positive culture of health and wellness throughout the school community.
• Maintain the health office, supplies, equipment, daily logs, accident/incident reports, and other required documentation.
• Utilize technology effectively and maintain confidentiality regarding all student, staff, and health-related information.
• Partner with teachers, families, school leadership, and student services to support student health, safety wellness, and success.
• Engage fully in Cambridge Lakes' Professional Excellence Framework and all professional responsibilities as outlined in the Guide to Excellence and Employee Handbook.

Skills

Nursing experience

Job description

• Position Type: Student Support Services/ School Nurse
• Date Posted: 9/24/2026

Professional Position

Our Mission for Cambridge Lakes Learning Center is to educate children by cultivating curiosity, challenging minds, and inspiring excellence through collaborative learning experiences.

OUR VALUES IN ACTION.We're looking for professionals who value;

The Whole Child

Shared Responsibility

Curiosity in Action

Creative Problem Solving

Growth Through Challenge

Excellence with Integrity

AT CAMBRIDGE LAKES WE ARE ALL LEARNERS.Our staff are: Resilient, Principled, Playful, Explorers. Empathetic and Reflective

PROFESSIONAL ROLE, REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

The Nurse is responsible for providing high-quality health services that promote the health, safety, and wellness of students and staff while supporting students' ability to fully participate in the educational program. At Cambridge Lakes Learning Center, all faculty and staff are learners. In this role, you will;

• Provide professional nursing services, first aid, illness, and emergency care to students and staff in accordance with professional standards, school policies, and applicable state requirements.
• Administer medications and maintain accurate documentation and confidential health records, including immunizations, physicals, medical conditions, screenings, and health services.
• Perform mandated vision and hearing screenings, as applicable, and fulfill mandated reporter responsibilities.
• Provide health education and counseling and promote a positive culture of health and wellness throughout the school community.
• Maintain the health office, supplies, equipment, daily logs, accident/incident reports, and other required documentation.
• Utilize technology effectively and maintain confidentiality regarding all student, staff, and health-related information.
• Partner with teachers, families, school leadership, and student services to support student health, safety wellness, and success.
• Engage fully in Cambridge Lakes' Professional Excellence Framework and all professional responsibilities as outlined in the Guide to Excellence and Employee Handbook.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Nursing experience required.

PREFERRED:

• Experience working collaboratively with students, families, teachers, and school personnel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Meet the standards outlined in the contract.
• Office-based with regular interaction throughout the school.
• Attendance at meetings and events outside regular school hours.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, perform routine nursing and firs-aid procedures, and must occasionally lift, move, and/or support up to 50 pounds.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU: PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK. We invest in faculty success through our Instructional Practice Advancement (IPA) for Educators

• COMPENSATION
  • Competitive compensation with consistent adjustments to align with the market and skills
  • Salary adjustments per specialized areas of study, certifications, advanced degree, Board certification, or as determined by leadership.

Pay Range: $185-$275+ per day.Placement within the range is determined by relevant education, professional experience, and applicable certifications.

DISCLAIMER:

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements, or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the c urrent job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.