School Nurse

DEKALB PREPARATORY ACADEMY, INC.; Georgia; On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Competitive salary

Paid vacation

Job summary

DEKALB PREPARATORY ACADEMY, INC. is seeking a school nurse to provide essential healthcare services in a school setting. You will deliver direct care to students, administer medications, and manage emergencies with minimal supervision, ensuring student safety and academic readiness.

The role involves health assessments, record-keeping, collaboration with parents and educators, and delivering health education to the school community while complying with local, state, and federal regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Nursing certification from Department of Education recommended.
• Previous work experience in a school nurse setting is recommended.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in a doctor's office setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to students, including administering medications and emergency response.
• Monitor student health and determine need for exclusion from school.
• Maintain accurate health records and conduct health screenings (vision/hearing).
• Collaborate with parents, staff and providers to promote student health and safety.
• Provide health education to students, staff, and families and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.

Skills

Infection control

Medication administration

Health assessment

Public health

Communication

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Clinical tasks

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Nursing Certification recommended

School nurse experience recommended

3 years in doctor's office

Job description

Job Description

Summary of Position: Provide essential healthcare services to students, including direct care, emergency assistance, medication administration, and health education, to foster a climate of health and well‑being within the school setting. Work independently with minimal supervision, applying intermediate-level knowledge to ensure student safety and academic readiness, while also supporting staff in promoting a healthy school environment.

Description of Duties:

• Provide direct care to students, including administering medications, giving intramuscular injections, performing respiratory assessments and assisting with emergency needs.
• Monitor and assess student health on a regular basis to differentiate between those who can remain in school and those who need to be excluded due to illness.
• Maintain accurate health records.
• Conduct regular health screenings such as vision and hearing tests; identify issues and communicate with parents, guardians, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies as necessary.
• Collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators as well as healthcare providers and community resources to promote student health and create a safe school environment.
• Serve as a resource for health‑related issues, providing guidance and support.
• Provide health education to students, staff members, parents, and guardians on topics such as hand hygiene, nutrition, physical activity, and other preventive practices.
• Perform mandatory reporting duties to ensure compliance with all relevant local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Identify problems and resolve moderately complex issues related to healthcare matters.
• Providing health advice to school educational teams, such as the Committee on Special Education and the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) team.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills Qualifications:

• Intermediate nursing knowledge, including infection control, medication administration, understanding of body functions and health assessment procedures.
• Knowledge of public health management protocols.
• Knowledge of child development and educational principles and approaches pertinent to children with various disabilities and learning needs.
• Knowledge of educational approaches for planning and implementation of intervention programs for children and families.
• Knowledge of DPA policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform clinical tasks professionally.
• Ability to identify symptoms of diseases and chronic medical problems.
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to communicate with those with sight, hearing, and speech impairments.
• Good computer skills, and the ability to use all relevant software.
• Ability to build productive internal and external working relationships and to resolve mutual problems by collaborating on procedures or transactions.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to provide standard professional advice and create initial reports/analysis for review by experienced team professionals.
• The ability to assist students with toileting, feeding, transference from one seat to another seat or location.
• The ability to remove students' clothing, diaper students, and clean students.
• Occasionally required to move equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally required to maneuver and assist people weighing from 25 pounds to more than 100 pounds.
• Occasionally exposed to hazardous fluids.
• Occasionally exposed to the risk of needlesticks and exposure to communicable diseases.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Nursing Certification from Department of Education recommended
• Previous work experience in a school nurse setting is recommended.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in an doctor's office setting.

Benefits

• 100% employer paid health, dental and vision insurance
• Employer contribution into TRSGA retirement program for employee
• Competitive salary range
• Paid vacation/sick leave