School Staff Nurse

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a School Staff Nurse to provide comprehensive school health services to students within our district partnerships. You will deliver routine and emergency nursing care, maintain health records, and support health education initiatives.

The role requires a BSN (or completion within 5 years), RN licensure, and BLS certification, with 1–2 years of healthcare experience preferred. You will work onsite in a multidisciplinary team providing care to pediatric populations.

Qualifications

• BSN required or to be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• RN licensure required.
• BLS certification required.
• 1–2 years of healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides school health services as directed by department and contracts.
• Provides clinical care including routine, special needs, and emergency first aid.
• Maintains student health records and documents services rendered.
• Participates in educational efforts of the department and hospital.
• Communicates effectively with management, parents/guardians, school authorities, and allied personnel.
• Demonstrates care for physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of patients.
• Adheres to department/school/state/federal policies and guidelines.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

BSN

RN licensure

BLS certification

Tools

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Job description

Summary

The School Staff Nurse is responsible for the provision of school health services to the student population serviced.

Responsibilities

• Provides school health services as directed by department and contracts.
• Provides the clinical care necessary within the department, including routine, special needs, and emergency first aide.
• Maintains appropriate student health records and documents services rendered
• Participates in the educational efforts of the department and the hospital.
• Communicates effectively with management, parents/guardians, school authorities, and allied personnel.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
• Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with departmental/school/State and Federal, and Human Resource policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

• Experience in a school setting is preferred.
• Experience in pediatric nursing is preferred.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team is preferred. Minimum of one year experience in healthcare is required.
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) required or must be obtained within 5 years of date of hire.
• Certification: BLS certification is required. Registered Nurse licensure is required.
• Years of relevant experience: 1 to 2 years is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.560000

Status: Onsite