School Nurse

Ascension Parish School Board; Donaldsonville (LA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascension Parish School Board in Donaldsonville, LA is seeking a School Nurse to promote student and staff health and support the educational process.

The ideal candidate holds a Louisiana RN license with at least two years of experience and will obtain a Louisiana Teaching Certificate within the first year. The role reports to the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance and School Nurse Coordinator and covers a 182-day assignment.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Louisiana Registered Nurse.
• Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Ancillary Louisiana Teaching Certificate must be acquired within the first year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Assists schools in maintaining student health records.
• Assists in verifying state required immunizations of students.
• Performs vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening according to state guidelines.
• Develops individualized emergency/health plans for identified medically fragile students and shares information with appropriate school personnel.
• Serves as a resource person in identifying possible communicable diseases at the school site and takes appropriate action.
• Supervises the administration of medications in the schools.
• Conducts planned in-service/training for school personnel and students.
• Serves as a liaison between parents, teachers, and other school personnel in health matters.
• Helps formulate health-related policies and procedures with nurse coordinators and supervisors.
• Provides courteous service to students, parents, and staff; coordinates conferences and maintains confidentiality.
• Identifies opportunities to improve service, work processes, or financial performance.
• Orients new co-workers and supports teamwork across the school system.
• Duties include supervisory responsibilities and instructional components as described.
• Supervision of students at various school-related activities.
• Attends meetings and trainings relevant to student instruction and health.

Skills

RN experience

Education

Louisiana Registered Nurse

Job description

School Nurse

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Job Details

Job ID: 5900358

Application Deadline: Sep 07, 2026 12:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 24, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Ascension Parish School Board

Job Description

I.

JOB TITLE:

Health Nurse

JOB TYPE:

400

POSITION REPORTS TO:

Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance / School Nurse Coordinator

PAY GRADE:

N

FLSA STATUS:

Exempt

ASSIGNMENT PERIOD

182 days

II. SUMMARY OF POSITION’S PURPOSE

Enhances the educational process by promoting an optimal level of health for students and staff.

III. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION – Licensed as a Louisiana Registered Nurse.
• EXPERIENCE – Two (2) years experience as a Registered Nurse.
• OTHER REQUIREMENTS – Ancillary Louisiana Teaching Certificate must be acquired within the first year of employment and maintained thereafter in accordance with State Board of Education guidelines.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists schools in maintaining student health records.
• Assists in verifying state required immunizations of students.
• Performs vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening according to state guidelines.
• Develops individualized emergency/health plans on identified medically fragile students as necessary and shares this information with appropriate school personnel.
• Serves as a resource person in the identification of possible communicable diseases at the school site and takes appropriate action.
• Supervises the administration of medications in the schools.
• Conducts planned in-service/training for school personnel and students.
• Serves as a liaison between the parents, teachers, and other school personnel in matters of health.
• Helps formulate policies and procedures in conjunction with the school nurse coordinator, supervisors and directors related to health issues as needed.
• Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external customers including students, parents, co-workers, etc. Schedules and/or attends conferences with parents.; Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that student and employee records confidentiality is assured.
• Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance, e.g. expense management. Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Assists co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service. Orients new co-workers and actively supports teamwork throughout the school system.
• Teachers shall be expected to perform the following duties, along with the completion of corresponding documents, forms, and reports:
• Instructional Components
  • Fulfill duties traditionally expected of those in supervisory positions
  • Lesson Plans
  • Instruction
  • Collaborate with colleagues and departments
  • Grade papers
  • Take and record attendance
  • Enter/Average grades
  • Maintain positive and timely interaction with parents relative to the performance or conduct of students assigned to the teacher
• Supervision
  • Supervision of students when students are on or off campus at a school related/sponsored event
  • Supervision of students prior to school and/or drop-off, when assigned
  • Supervision of students in the classroom
  • Supervision of students between classes, during recess/intermission, during lunch, assemblies
  • Supervision of students after school and/or pick-up, when assigned
• Non-instructional Components
  • Attend meetings generally associated with the instructions of students
  • Attend faculty, staff, and department meetings
  • Attend training sessions
  • Attend IEP meetings
  • Attend parent-teacher conferences
  • Attend back-to-school and open-house events
  • Attend graduation
  • Attend PGP, PIP, Evaluation, Observation, IAP, and student discipline meetings/hearings
  • Attend school board/committee meetings, upon request
• Extracurricular Activities
  • Attend/work concessions/gates of no more than 15 athletic events per school year as requested by the principal or designee
  • Attend all meetings and functions of those activities, clubs, or groups of which the employee is a sponsor
• Performs other duties as required.

NOTE: This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities. The Ascension Parish School Board reserves the right to change this description at its discretion.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources Department
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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