School Nurse: Student Health & Wellness Champion

Health Services; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave

Holidays

Retirement through Arizona State Ret.

Health insurance

Life insurance

Performance pay

Job summary

Health Services at Mesa Unified School District 4 seeks a Certified School Nurse to support student health and safety at Carson Junior High School in Mesa, Arizona. This full-time role emphasizes nursing judgment, collaboration with educators, and ongoing health program planning.

The successful candidate will maintain health records, administer medications per policy, participate in immunization and disease prevention efforts, and provide health counseling while meeting state and district

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in nursing including public health nursing
• Valid Arizona Registered Nurse License
• Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Experience in school nursing or public health nursing
• Experience in caring for children and adolescents, often in clinical or hospital settings, is highly valuable
• Experience in public health or community settings helps school nurses address broader health concerns and educational outreach

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills in planning health programs in coordination with the administrator
• Conducts student health screening programs to assess physical, mental, and emotional health
• Administers appropriate medications to students according to district policies and procedures
• Coordinates health services information among home, school, private physician, clinic, and other community agencies
• Assists teachers in planning health curriculum by providing valid resource materials and presenting demonstrations in the classroom that are relevant to healthful living
• Interprets and alerts the staff to school health laws, health trends and school health problems
• Utilizes assessment skills to plan and provide care for ill and injured students and staff
• Assists parent/guardian with health-related referral resources
• Collects social/developmental history information for student evaluations and participates in Medicaid billing when appropriate
• Provides health counseling for students to encourage and maintain optimum health practices
• Functions as a member of the school child abuse team and other district intervention teams
• Maintains professional growth through continuing education and support of professional organizations
• Supervise health assistants on site; building administrator supervises if absent
• Implements state and district guidelines for control of communicable disease
• Adheres to Professional Standards set forth by Mesa Public School and the Arizona State Board of Nursing
• Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools

Skills

Nursing judgment

Communication

Health program planning

Medication administration

Record keeping

Emergency response

Collaboration with staff

CPR

Immunization procedures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Arizona RN license

AZ IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

Job description

Health Services at Mesa Unified School District 4 seeks a Certified School Nurse to support student health and safety at Carson Junior High School in Mesa, Arizona. This full-time role emphasizes nursing judgment, collaboration with educators, and ongoing health program planning.

The successful candidate will maintain health records, administer medications per policy, participate in immunization and disease prevention efforts, and provide health counseling while meeting state and district