K-8 School Nurse

Ignite your desire to be the best!

Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators' best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The School Nurse is responsible for the completion of all student health evaluations required in the determination of qualification for Special Education Services and provides training, delegation, and clinical oversight to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent's performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent's immediate supervisor or manager.

• Provides professional expertise in the fields of Nursing and School Health

• Serve as a multidisciplinary evaluation team (MET) member for students suspected of or confirmed to have disabilities

• Conduct health evaluations for students with IEP/MET

• Attend IEP/MET/504 meetings when applicable including, but not limited to Health Impairment, Orthopedic Impairment, TBI

• Train Unlicensed Assistive Personnel on clinical concepts including medication administration, first aid, and chronic illness management.

• Delegate care appropriately to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel and document competency validations.

• Provide clinical oversight to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel

• Deliver topic-specific training to school staff pertaining to student health

• Document health evaluations in the Student Information System

• Assist the campus Health Assistant with student health screenings and immunization record validation, as time allows.

• May serve as short-term backup health office staff in the event of a Health Assistant absence.

• Perform other related duties as required by supervisor.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical oversight of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel, including Health Assistants and health office designees

BACKGROUND CHECKS

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Education, Licensure, or Certification

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

• Current Registered Nurse licensure (RN) from the Nevada State Board of Nursing

Enjoy the benefits of being the best

Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you work hard, learn, have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students' success, you'll experience:

A. our colorful school spirit

B. a fulfilling career

C. a culture of connection

D. our spirit of tradition

E. the benefits of being the best.

Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best, the answer is "All of the above"

Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority, even for part-time roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans - Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6% employer matching, Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness, equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.

Come be an educator with LTS

Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best, which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.

Our smart, talented, diverse educators across Arizona, Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best place learn, grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best! Ignite your career. Apply Today!