School Health Nurse (RN) - Impactful Student Wellness

Center School District; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Center School District Red Bridge Elementary in Kansas City, Missouri, is seeking a nurse (RN) to support student health, manage health plans, and collaborate with IEP/504 teams. This full-time position requires CPR/First Aid and AED certification, health assessments, and experience guiding health policies within a school setting.

The role involves coordinating health services, maintaining records, and serving as a health resource to staff while promoting wellness across the school community.

Qualifications

• CPR and First Aid certification is required.
• AED certification is required.
• Assess health status and identify health barriers to learning.
• Develop and implement health plans.
• Maintain health records and support IEP/504 teams.
• Coordinate school and community health activities.
• Provide crisis intervention for illness and injuries.
• Supervise nursing tasks and contribute to health policy.

Responsibilities

• Promote and protect optimal health status of students.
• Provide health assessments by obtaining health history, observation, and screening for deficiencies, and make referrals as needed.
• Develop and implement health plans.
• Maintain, evaluate, and interpret cumulative health records.
• Participate on educational evaluation teams to develop IEP and 504 plans.
• Develop procedures and provide crisis intervention for acute injury, illness and emotional disturbances.
• Serve as a resource person to teachers/administrators in health instruction and as a member of the health curriculum committee.
• Coordinate school and community health activities and serve as liaison between school, home and community.
• Provide leadership and/or support for staff wellness.
• Assist in forming health policies, goals and objectives for the school district.
• Supervise the delegation of nursing tasks to other staff members.
• Provide guidance and counseling related to health problems.
• Prepare and submit reports for the superintendent and Missouri State Department of Health.
• Authorize exclusion and readmission of students per policy and immunization requirements.
• Participate in in-service training.
• Demonstrate autonomy in decision making and practice.

Skills

CPR & First Aid

AED

Health assessment

IEP/504 coordination

Crisis intervention

Health policy

Staff training

Job description

Center School District Red Bridge Elementary in Kansas City, Missouri, is seeking a nurse (RN) to support student health, manage health plans, and collaborate with IEP/504 teams. This full-time position requires CPR/First Aid and AED certification, health assessments, and experience guiding health policies within a school setting.

The role involves coordinating health services, maintaining records, and serving as a health resource to staff while promoting wellness across the school community.