Long Term - Sub Nurse

Rapid City Area Schools; Kansas; On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

USD 489 (Hays Public Schools) is seeking a Long Term Substitute School Nurse. The position requires an RN license in Kansas and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with at least one year of nursing experience. Tentative dates are October to February, with pay at $185.00 per day and hours as needed.

The substitute nurse will implement district health policies, promote a safe environment for students and staff, and manage health-related duties while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensed in Kansas.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Minimum of one year nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Implementation of the health policies established by USD 489 Board of Education and the State of Kansas.
• Promoting a safe environment for the protection of students and staff.
• Ability to greet students and public in a helpful, positive, and patient manner.
• Must be able to appreciate working with children of all ages and their parents.
• Comfortable with emergency situations and health issues such as vomiting, seizures, bleeding, injuries, asthma, or diabetic emergencies.
• Computer literate and willingness to learn new programs.
• Self-confidence, maturity, and the ability to remain calm in an emergency situation.
• Organized, self-directed, cooperative, and able to multi-task putting students' needs first.
• A positive role model for students.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Job Posting ID: 643 Location(s): K-12 Districtwide Employment Type: Part Time Posted Date: 08/25/2026 Deadline: Until Filled

Long Term - Substitute School Nurse

Requires a RN license.

Dates: Tentative October to February

School nurses strengthen and facilitate learning for children by improving and protecting their health status through the identification and elimination or modification of health-related barriers to the educational process.

• Implementation of the health policies established by the USD 489 Board of Education and the State of Kansas.
• Promoting a safe environment for the protection of students and staff.
• Ability to greet students and public in a helpful, positive, and patient manner.
• Must be able to appreciate working with children of all ages and their parents.
• Comfortable with emergency situations and health issues such as vomiting, seizures, bleeding, injuries, asthma, or diabetic emergencies.
• Computer literate and willingness to learn new programs.
• Self-confidence, maturity, and the ability to remain calm in an emergency situation.
• Organized, self-directed, cooperative, and able to multi-task putting students' needs first.
• A positive role model for students.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Qualifications for a school nurse in USD 489 are:

• A Registered Nurse in Kansas.
• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
• A minimum of one year's nursing experience.

Non KPERS Eligible

Pay: $185.00 per day. The hours are as needed.

About USD 489

Hays School District has about 3,000 students that are enrolled in a high school, middle school, four elementary schools, and an alternative school. The staff of Unified School District No. 489 are recognized throughout Kansas and across the nation as leaders in educational excellence.

Hays Public Schools enjoy tremendous support from the community. Through this support, USD 489 is able to offer programs like all-day, kindergarten, the smallest class sizes in the state for districts our size, and a longer school year. An extensive special education program serves children with special needs. Early childhood programs serve children and their families in a three-county area from before-birth to age six. Technology, throughout the district, is used to supplement and strengthen the instructional program. The most noticeable aspect of our technology is in our ratio of students to computers. At Hays High and Hays Middle School it is 1:1; and 2:1 in the elementary schools.

While doing an excellent job on the test score race, the staff continues to seek to develop the creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving skills of students as well. The challenges of the future are best dealt with by applying creativity and foresight to a solid foundation. We are equipped at USD 489.

To learn more about our schools, visit our website at www.usd489.com .

USD 489, Ellis County, Kansas, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or handicap in admission or access to or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. If you have questions regarding the above, please contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504 Coordinator in the office of the Superintendent of Schools, 323 W. 12th Street, Hays, Kansas 67601, [phone].