Nurse - School Substitute
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Job summary
Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years or 2000 hours of clinical nursing experience.
- Unencumbered VT or compact Registered Nurse license.
- Required certifications include Current CPR/AED.
Responsibilities
- Provide health services and counseling to students and staff.
- Manage healthcare plans for students with health needs.
- Identify and report child abuse and neglect as required.
Skills
Education
Job description
Burlington School District, Burlington, Vermont
- Job ID: 4575805
- Application Deadline: Posted until filled
- Re-Posted: Jan 20, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)
- Starting Date: Immediately
School Nurse - Substitute
The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision: \"Cultivating caring, creative, and courageous people. - Join the journey.\"
The Mission of the Burlington School District is to graduate students who:
- Value different cultures;
- Engage with the community;
- Communicate effectively;
- Think creatively;
- Skillfully solve problems; and
- Achieve at their highest academic, intellectual and personal potential.
BSD is seeking a passionate Nurse - School Substitute to provide school health services in grades PK-12. The school nurse strengthens and facilitates the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of students and staff; identifying, assisting, overseeing, and collaborating with other school personnel in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to the learning of individual students; and promoting health education and a healthy learning environment for students and staff.
- Provides direct health services and/or health counseling to assist students, families, and staff in making informed decisions on choices related to health.
- Follows student healthcare plans, health management protocols, and policies for all students with health needs.
- Interprets and/or oversees the interpretation of a student’s health status to parents/guardians and school personnel.
- Identifies or assists in identification, referrals, and follow through on child abuse and neglect reporting as required by law.
- Follows procedures and protocols for the prevention and management of injuries and acute and chronic illness.
- Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases through the implementation of early detection, intervention, and preventative immunization programs, surveillance reporting, as appropriate, to the Vermont Department of Health, and follow-up of contagious diseases.
- Using the nursing process, identifies, assesses, plans, intervenes, and evaluates student health concerns, including physical and mental health needs and injuries.
- Provides chronic disease management and education, including such nursing procedures as ventilator care, gastrostomy feedings, tracheostomy care, catheterizations, etc.
- Demonstrates cultural competence working with diverse groups across race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, and sexuality to communicate health needs to students and families who do not speak English.
- Utilizes equipment for medical diagnosis and treatment, general office equipment (including the computer) for documentation, organization and management.
- Complies with OSHA standards, ADA, FERPA, HIPAA, and Right-To-Know requirements.
- Acts in accordance with professional standards, the Vermont State Nurse Practice Act, and other applicable statutes and regulations.
Education & Experience:
- Minimum Required: Bachelor of Science from an accredited school of Nursing.
- Unencumbered VT or compact Registered Nurse license.
- Certification Required: Current CPR/AED.
- Minimum Required: 2 years or 2000 hours of clinical nursing experience beyond nursing education.
- The job requires walking, standing, bending, kneeling and lifting/carrying work-related items such as medical equipment, books, papers, etc.
- Ability to tolerate stressful situations and maintain proper decorum; demonstrate commitment towards professional growth and educational achievement for all students within the BSD.
- Reviews and evaluates own job performance and maintains professional development through in-service and/or self-directed professional growth activities, including:
- Attend conferences and seminars to keep skills up to date and stay current on the latest advances in health care.
- Participates in professional development and networking with other school nurses and keeps skills current with speakers and lectures.
As per the Master Agreement between the Burlington Board of School Commissioners and the Burlington Education Association. This position is paid bi-weekly.
Burlington School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Applications from women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.
The Burlington School District will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Position Type: On-Call / Per Diem
Salary: $255 Per Day
- Rebecca McCray, Lead Nurse
- Email: rmccray@bsdvt.org
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