SUBSTITUTE NURSE 2025-2026

NURSING SERVICES; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

NURSING SERVICES in Odessa, Texas is seeking a part-time School Nurse to provide clinical assessment and nursing care for students, manage ill/injured cases, and collaborate with school staff and families to improve health and learning outcomes.

The role requires an RN with Texas license, CPR/AED, and school-nurse experience; BSN preferred. You’ll join a dedicated team to promote wellness and educational success in the district.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with associate or baccalaureate preparation and Texas license.
• Current CPR/AED certification in good standing.
• Experience in school nursing or pediatrics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and nursing care for ill and injured students.
• Utilize district knowledge base for nursing decisions.
• Apply systematic problem solving in nursing practice.
• Educate students with health needs and evaluate outcomes of care.
• Communicate effectively in written and verbal forms.
• Collaborate with school staff, parents, and community to meet health and educational needs.
• Work with community resources as a school liaison to promote wellness.

Skills

Registered Nurse

CPR/AED certification

Texas license

School nursing experience

Pediatrics focus

Education

Associate or Baccalaureate degree in Nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Title: School Nurse

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Director of Nursing

Pay Grade: Teacher Steps

Dept. /School: Nursing Services

Days: 187

Primary Purpose: To strengthen the educational process through improvement of the health status and learning of children

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• Registered Nurse with academic preparation at the associate or baccalaureate level, BSN preferred.
• Current Texas license issued by the Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Current certification in CPR/AED
• Nursing care of the school age child

Experience:

• Preferred: two years of supervised nurse practice preferably in pediatrics and medical/surgical nursing prior to entry into school nursing.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide assessment and nursing care for all ill and injured students.
• Utilize a district knowledge base for decision making in nursing practice.
• Use a systematic approach to problem solving in nursing practice.
• Contribute to the education of the student with special health needs by assessing the student, planning, and providing appropriate nursing care, and evaluating the identified outcomes of care.
• Use effective written, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills.
• Collaborate with other school professionals, parents, and caregivers to meet the health, developmental, and educational needs of students.
• Collaborate with members of the community in the delivery of health and social services, and utilize knowledge of community health systems and resources to function as a school community liaison.
• Assist students, families and the school community to achieve optimal levels of wellness through appropriately designed and delivered health education.
• Contribute to school health through innovations on practice and participation in research or research-related activities.

Job Details

Job ID: 5253988

Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2027 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Jun 01, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Title: School Nurse

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Director of Nursing

Pay Grade: Teacher Steps

Dept. /School: Nursing Services

Days: 187

Supervises: School Health Aide

Primary Purpose: To strengthen the educational process through improvement of the health status and learning of children

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• Registered Nurse with academic preparation at the associate or baccalaureate level, BSN preferred.
• Current Texas license issued by the Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Current certification in CPR/AED
• Nursing care of the school age child

Experience:

• Preferred: two years of supervised nurse practice preferably in pediatrics and medical/surgical nursing prior to entry into school nursing.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide assessment and nursing care for all ill and injured students.
• Utilize a district knowledge base for decision making in nursing practice.
• Use a systematic approach to problem solving in nursing practice.
• Contribute to the education of the student with special health needs by assessing the student, planning, and providing appropriate nursing care, and evaluating the identified outcomes of care.
• Use effective written, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills.
• Collaborate with other school professionals, parents, and caregivers to meet the health, developmental, and educational needs of students.
• Collaborate with members of the community in the delivery of health and social services, and utilize knowledge of community health systems and resources to function as a school community liaison.
• Assist students, families and the school community to achieve optimal levels of wellness through appropriately designed and delivered health education.
• Contribute to school health through innovations on practice and participation in research or research-related activities.

Position Type: Part-Time

Salary: $20 to $20 Per Hour

Job Categories:

Student Services > School Nurse

Substitute > Substitute: Nurse

Contact Information

• Ali Reyes Hernandez , Director, Health Services
• NURSING SERVICES
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]