School Nurse
Stride K12 Texas partner schoolsJob Description
Required Certificates and Licenses: Certified Registered Nurse (RN) OR (Licensed Vocational Nurse) with a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline
Residency Requirements: This position is virtual and strongly prefer residents of Texas. May consider residents of surrounding states (NM, OK, AR or LA). This position could include travel up to 20% of the time for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and/or as required by the school.
Start Date: Immediate
K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace
Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 Texas partner schools, (TXSS). We want you to be a part of our talented team!
The mission of Stride K12 Texas partner schools, (TXSS) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!
The School Nurse provides services such as referring, record keeping and reporting of immunizations, health screen findings and other relevant health data in order to comply with federal, state and local laws regulations and policies. As well as help prevent serious health problems which could later be more difficult and costly to address.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
• Promotes and protects the optimal health status of all students;
• Provides resources, and/or locations for families to complete the required vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening requirements for Texas students;
• Coordinates with the social workers/counselors/advisors to located resources for parents;
• Obtains health histories; Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students;
• Monitor compliance of the school health program with federal, state, and local laws, regulations and policies
• Record immunizations, health screen findings, and other relevant health data in local, state and federal database
• Adhere to requirements for confidentiality regarding student records
• Works with families to complete all required immunizations and manages the immunization process which includes gathering missing documentation, ensuring both the K12 and district systems are updated to reflect changes; creates and maintains database of local resources for low-cost immunization providers;
• Prepare any required reports for the school district partners;
• Follows all state and federal health codes and laws; works to remain compliant with required health regulations;
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Certified Registered Nurse (RN) OR (Licensed Vocational Nurse) with a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline
Certificates and Licenses: Qualified to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state where the school is located and holds an unrestricted license; Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS).
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in public health nursing, community health nursing, school health nursing or pediatric nursing
• Knowledge of principles and practices underlying professional nursing
• Knowledge/understanding of principles and practices underlying the special field of school health; Familiarity with current trends in nursing and of literature in the fields of school health
• Knowledge of state and local laws relating to health and social issues
• Ability to work cooperatively with appropriate agencies
• Ability to clear required background check
• Ability to travel for school meetings/professional development
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This is a home-based position
Job Type
Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.