Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Corpus Christi Independent School District; Campus (IL); On-site; USD 20,480 - 29,168; Full time

Job summary

A Texas School District is seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to manage student health services. This role involves providing emergency care, conducting health screenings, and maintaining student health records. Candidates must hold a diploma from an accredited nursing school and possess a current Texas nursing license. Experience working with children in a community health setting is preferred. The position offers a minimum salary of $18.02 per hour based on experience and requires effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Current Texas driver's license is required.
• Experience in school nursing or children's health care preferred.
• Proof of Hepatitis B immunization is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Manage health rooms and implement health services programs.
• Provide emergency care and medication administration.
• Conduct health-screening procedures and maintain immunization records.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work with children

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma and graduation from an accredited school for vocational nurses

Current Texas Board of Nurse Examiners license

CPR certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job-related financial and student management systems

Job description

Position Type

Student Health Services/ Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Date Posted

3/3/2026

Location

Campus

Date Available

Upon Hire

Education/Certification Required

• High school diploma and graduation from an accredited school for vocational nurses.
• Current license issued by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
• Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for health care providers.
• Valid Texas driver’s license.

Certification Preferred

• Current certification of completion for a course of instruction in first aid from the American Red Cross.
• Current Texas Department of State Health Services certification in vision, hearing, and spinal screening.
• Current certification in Acanthosis Nigricans screening.

Technology Proficiency

• Computer operations
• Software productivity tools (i.e., Microsoft Office)
• E-mail
• Printers
• Job-related financial and student management systems
• Multimedia tools
• Electronic file management
• Technology Applications TEKS
• District Acceptable Use Policy and Technology Ethics/Etiquette

Experience Preferred

• Previous experience in school nursing or the health care of children.
• Two years' experience in a phase of community health that includes contact with school-age children.

Personal Qualifications Required

• Ability to communicate in verbal and written form in a clear, concise manner.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Preference for working with and caring for children.
• Ability to work with handicapped children.
• Proof of Hepatitis B immunization.
• Flexibility to change campus assignment as district needs arise.

Function

The licensed vocational nurse (L.V.N.) works under the direction of the Coordinator for Student Health Services and the assigned principal. The L.V.N. works under the immediate guidance and supervision of a registered nurse (R.N.) and campus principal in implementing the school health program and rendering health services to students. The licensed vocational nurse may be subject to a split campus assignment as district needs arise.

Reports To

Director of Student Health Services / RN Lead Nurse / Assigned Principal

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain adequate health rooms, and implement health services program under the general direction of school nurse (R.N.) and Coordinator for Student Health Services.
• Provide emergency care, first aid for students and employees, and medication administration for students.
• Conduct health-screening procedures such as height/weight, vision, hearing, spinal, and Acanthosis Nigricans; and/or head-lice checks.
• Assist in enforcing communicable disease control.
• Gather and maintain immunization information on all students, and keep immunization records current as required by state immunization law. Notify parents of required immunization doses due and provide follow-up in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate records, and prepare reports as required by administrative policy, Texas Education Agency, state law, and Coordinator for Student Health Services.
• Contribute to promotion of a safe healthy school environment.
• Work well with parents and medical health care community to promote optimum delivery of health care services to students.
• Anticipate supply and equipment needs appropriate to maintaining a continuous, functional, building-level program.
• Participate in faculty activities.
• Maintain confidentiality, and adhere to Board policy.
• Perform other job-related activities as assigned by the appropriate chain of command.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Ability to work in multiple-task setting and to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Cognitive ability and emotional stability to make sound judgment pertaining to the health care needs of students.
• Ability to perform nursing procedures and first aid.
• Ability to perform emergency procedures, such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Heimlich maneuver.
• Ability to sit, stand and ambulate entire campus.
• Ability to lift or carry 1-40 lbs.
• Ability to bend, stop, and reach above shoulder level.
• Ability to climb stairs and ramps.
• Ability to travel to multiple campuses as district needs arise.

The foregoing statements describe the general purposes and responsibilities assigned to the job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required.

Salary

ISUP/505: $18.02 minimum/hour (individual salary calculation is based on applicable experience)

Days

187

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