Job Description

About the School Nurse Position

The School Nurse reporting to the Director of School Operations with support from the school Principal will collaborate with school staff to maintain a safe and healthy environment for KIPP North Carolina students. They will work with staff and families to provide the highest quality of service to all students. The School Nurse will be a member of the school operations team.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Works to remove, modify, or reduce health-related barriers to learning 
• Provides well-student care, health care, first aid, immunizations, and assistance to students at their school; creates a comforting and nurturing environment for ill students
• Provides daily, individual care to students, including but not limited to managing daily medications required by students, administering doctor prescribed medications to students and helping students with physical disabilities
• Advises the Director of School Operations and other school staff as needed regarding initiatives, processes, and systems necessary to ensure a healthy school community
• Builds emergency preparedness plans and trains all staff on them to ensure staff school-wide are ready for health emergencies
• Communicates daily with families around student wellness and health concerns
• Participates in necessary student health events that may occur on non-school days, e.g., New Student Registration
• Performs screenings for scoliosis, vision, hearing, height, weight, and/or other conditions and make referrals and follow-up
• Completes, updates, and maintains student records (accident reports, health records), and completes and submits reports; effectively and efficiently manages the systems for student health paperwork
• Ensures 100% collection of student health documentation for incoming new students
• Maintains physical student health files and ensures they are organized and up-to-date
• Audits student health files annually
• Transfers all health materials and necessary information for student transfers between campuses
• Maintains the security of confidential information
• Collects and maintains student incident forms, ensuring that all applicable parties have documented all pertinent details
• Collaborates with school staff to create and maintain wellness programming to support healthy opportunities for students
• Maintains all mandated COVID protocols and holds staff and students accountable to those health protocols.

Qualifications

 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

The following is required of all aspiring School Nurse candidates:

• A deep commitment to the mission of KIPP NC and an unwavering belief in the potential of all our students
• An unwavering commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion
• Possess a deep commitment to both racial equity and improving the lives of kids from low-income communities; experience working within predominantly Black, Brown, and/or low-income communities
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of North Carolina
• Willingness to become School Nurse certified in North Carolina within 3 years of being hired.
• CPR Certified
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage the ambiguity and multiple priorities inherent in an entrepreneurial environment
• Proactive problem solver who demonstrates initiative
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others and build relationships across teams
• Strong work ethic coupled with enthusiastic and passionate approach to one’s work

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The following are not required but are advantageous for candidates:

• Masters degree in nursing and/or school nurse practitioner certificate
• Previous school nursing experience preferred
• National School Nurse Certification highly desired.
• Strong preference for candidates with prior experience in a charter or independent school environment
• Fluency in Spanish

Additional Information

COMPENSATION

Salary range is between $40,000 - $56,000 annualized based on education and years of experience and comes with a generous signing bonus.  In addition:

• Comprehensive health benefits for medical, dental, and vision
• Enrollment in a 403b with employer match
• 26 days off for school holidays including a week for Thanksgiving and 2 weeks for winter break.

KIPP North Carolina does not and shall not discriminate on the race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, source of income, or status as a veteran in any of its activities or operations.