Substitute Nurse

Lockport School District 91; City of Lockport (NY); Sur place; USD 23 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lockport School District 91 is seeking a Substitute Nurse to provide essential health services within the district. The position requires a valid RN license; LPN candidates may be considered based on work experience.

The normal workday runs from 8:05 am to 3:25 pm, with duties focused on student health assessments, care, and health education. The nurse will collaborate with healthcare providers, parents, and school staff to support a healthy school climate and minimize student absences due to

Qualifications

• RN license required; LPN considered based on experience
• Experience with school health programs is a plus

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with health care providers, parents, school staff and community agencies to ensure access to care for students.
• Help establish and maintain a comprehensive school health program.
• Collect health information to comply with immunization regulations and policies.
• Administer immunizations, physical exams, and vision/hearing testing as needed.
• Conduct nursing assessments for ill/injured students and provide first aid and care as required.
• Evaluate and adjust care plans as necessary.
• Maintain records in accordance with laws and policies.
• Develop individualized health care plans (ICHP) when needed for IEPs.
• Provide health education and guidance to students, parents, and staff.

Connaissances

RN license

LPN considered

Description du poste

• Position Type: Student Support Services/ School Nurse
• Date Posted: 8/27/2026
• Location: Lockport School District 91
• Date Available: OPEN
• Closing Date: OPEN

Position Title: Substitute Nurse

Qualifications: A valid state Registered Nurse (RN) license; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) candidates may be considered depending on work experience

Salary: $140.00 (RN) or $125 (LPN); the normal workday is 8:05am-3:25pm

Job Goal: To provide assessment, screening, planning, intervention, evaluation, counseling, management and/or referrals concerning the health and medical care needs of students for the purpose of minimizing absences due to illness, maximizing educational opportunities, and creating a healthy school climate.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Works collaboratively with health care providers, student's parents, school district staff and community agencies to ensure access and continuity of care for students.
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive school health program.
• Collects information about the health development status of students for compliance with state immunization regulations and Board of Education policies.
• Conducts school programs of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing.
• Performs nursing assessment for students who are ill or injured; applies appropriate theory as basis for providing first aid, nursing care, intervention and referrals for those students.
• Evaluates nursing care provided and changes plan of care as necessary.
• Implements Board policy with respect to the exclusion and readmission of students in connection with certain infectious and contagious diseases (e.g., Tuberculosis).
• Maintains accurate records and documentation in accordance with state and federal law, and Board of Education policies.
• Develops individual health care plan (ICHP) when needed with specific goals, nursing diagnosis, and interventions delineating school-nursing actions unique to students' needs and for incorporation into the student's individualized educational plan (IEP).
• Intervenes as guided by the nursing care plan to implement nursing actions that promote, maintain or restore health, prevent illness and effect rehabilitation.
• Serves as a member of school teams as designated health care professional (e.g., Crisis Teams, PPT, Section 504).
• Provides guidance, counseling and health education to students, parents, and employees as necessary.
• Reports to parents, school district personnel, physicians, clinics, and others as needed to meet student health needs.
• Provides instruction and training regarding the Heimlich Maneuver, Blood Borne Pathogen training, the school district's Emergency plan, and with regard to providing care for students, including students with disabilities.
• Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory; practice and participation in research, including narrative and statistical reports.
• Provides medical assessment to school district employees as requested.
• Provides health education to students as requested.
• Notifies the appropriate person or agency of student's injury/illness in accordance with Board policy as necessary.
• Confers with parents, students and school district staff and professionals to interpret health and developmental assessments.