Substitute School Nurse

The Independence School Inc; The Pines of Pike Creek (DE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Independence School, an independent day school serving students from age 3 through 8th grade, seeks a school nurse to support the well-being of students, staff and families. The nurse will identify health issues and collaborate with teachers, administrators and families to promote healthy outcomes.

Responsibilities include health care delivery, maintaining medical records, immunization monitoring, medication management, screenings and health education, with CPR/AED and RN licensure required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year clinical nursing experience.
• School nursing experience preferred but not required.
• Basic computer knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Provides health care to students, faculty and staff.
• Maintains student medical records and assists with referrals as needed.
• Monitors immunizations and infection control to ensure a safe school environment.
• Receives daily illness calls and updates attendance records.
• Oversees medication administration and health care plans.
• Performs vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings.
• Maintains emergency cards and AEDs.
• Serves as a medical consultant to school professionals.
• Provides health-related education to students and staff.

Skills

Basic computer knowledge

Education

1 year minimum clinical nursing experience

RN License

CPR & AED certification

Job description

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ School Nurse
• Date Posted:
  9/15/2026
• Location:
  The Independence School

Independence was founded in 1978 by parents seeking a challenging education that would be strong in the academic areas, arts, foreign languages, and athletics.Today, the school occupies a 90-acre campus in the Pike Creek Valley (near Hockessin, Newark, and Wilmington,Cecil County, MD, and Southwestern Chester County, PA), and features state of the artfacilities and outdoor classrooms.

The Independence School, anindependentday school welcoming children age 3 through 8th Grade, provides an exceptionally strong academic foundation and so much more. At Independence, students learn to think for themselves. They learn independence.Our school mission, beliefs, and core valuesguide us to ensure weofferstudents an unparalleled educational experience, opportunities for leadership and a welcoming community for the entire family.

We encourage you to learn more about our school. Please click the link below.

https://www.theindependenceschool.org/about-us/employment-opportunities

The role of the school nurse is to advance the well being, and overall health of students, faculty, and staff. The school nurse is responsible to identify actual or potential health problems and collaborate with administrators, educators, students and families to ensure that a student develops normally.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides health care to students, faculty and staff.
• Maintains student medical records, seeing that parents/guardians have proper medical forms submitted to school, and assists with referrals as needed.
• Monitors immunizations and communicable diseases. Oversees infection control and assesses the environment to ensure a safe and healthy school environment.
• Receives daily illness calls and daily attendance reports from homeroom teachers. Phones parents of absent students who have not informed the teacher or school by 11:00 AM as requested. Updates attendance records.
• Oversees medication administration, anaphylaxis and confidential list & health care plans.
• Performs vision, hearing and scoliosis screening.
• Maintains emergency cards and PPD records of faculty and staff.
• Maintains the school's AED's.
• Serves as a medical consultant with other school professionals, such as physical education teachers, coaches, plant staff and psychologist.
• Provides health-related education to students and staff.

Qualifications Profile:

• Basic computer knowledge
• 1 year minimum clinical nursing experience
• School nursing experience is preferred but not necessary.

License or Certificate:

• R.N. License
• Current certification for CPR & AED

The Independence School prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.