School Nurse

Loudoun County Public Schools; South Riding (VA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools is seeking a professional school nurse to provide health services at a school clinic during regular hours. The RN will screen students, manage medical records, respond to routine and emergency health needs, and coordinate care with families and providers.

Responsibilities include Medicaid billing, contributing to IEP/504 teams, and delivering health training to staff. A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and RN licensure with at least one year of RN experience are

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• One year of RN nursing experience preferred.
• RN licensure must be active.

Responsibilities

• Performs state mandated screenings and prepares reports.
• Provides direct nursing service for routine and emergency situations and maintains medical records.
• Advises administrators on student health issues and collaborates with families and providers.
• Participates in Medicaid billing process.
• Contributes to IEP/504 teams and health plans for students.
• Delivers health training to staff and supports safety procedures.

Skills

Nursing for students

Emergency care

Medical records

Communication

Collaboration

Medicaid billing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

RN licensure

One year RN experience

Job description

Job Overview

This is professional nursing work in providing health services at a school clinic. An employee in this class is responsible for providing for the health needs of students during school hours.

Roles And Responsibilities

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.

• Performs state mandated screenings and prepares reports.
• Provides direct nursing service for routine and emergency situations and prepares and maintains medical records.
• Applies considerable judgment and interpretation in unusual or nonstandard situations.
• Prepares parent referrals of students to physicians, social services, hospitals, and other health services.
• Confers with and advises school administrators regarding student health issues, including student medical concerns, parent medical concerns, health emergency procedures, and special education needs.
• Prepares and evaluates health care plans for students, as needed.
• Delivers health/medical training to bus drivers, food service staff, faculty, administrators, and other school staff.
• Participates in Medicaid billing process.
• Participates as a member of the IEP team and 504 committee.
• Collaborates with parents, medical providers, and LCPS staff to manage health issues safely and appropriately at school.

Qualifications

Below are the minimum qualifications for this job:

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Experience

One year of experience as a registered nurse

Licensed and Certifications

Licensure as a Registered Nurse

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing and health care practices as applied to children and youth
• Ability to provide effective nursing and related health services for students
• Ability to keep abreast of medical practices in the field
• Ability to deal effectively with students requiring health assistance
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work cooperatively with others

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Reports To:

Principal

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Months/Days/ Hours:

10 Months/ 195 Days/ 7.5 Hours

Salary Level:

Universal/Scale B.3 - Exempt Level 15

Salary Range:

$68,801- $86,959

Salary Scale:

https:www.lcps.org/compensation

Remote Work Eligible

No

Union Designation:

Non-Certified