Company Description

KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is a non-profit network of 13 college-preparatory, public charter schools serving 6,200 elementary, middle, and high school students, and over 1,500 alumni. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: To build academically excellent schools that create unlimited opportunity for all students. For nearly 20 years, we have a proven track record of preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race/ethnicity, economic status, age/ability, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, country of origin, language(s) spoken, and/or other diverse backgrounds.

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Job Description

The School Nurse is responsible for providing preventative health services to facilitate students’ optimal physical, mental, emotional and social growth and development. The School Nurse evaluates the physical conditions of students and refers them to appropriate resources as needed.

Your Core Responsibilities Include:

• Collaborates with other agencies in designing and providing a school health program.

• Provides first aid care and medically prescribed services as needed.

• Disseminates appropriate documentation and procedures as they relate to student health services.

• Maintains security of school health supplies and privacy of student records.

• Serves as a resource person on health issues for students and staff.

• Provides professional development on health-related topics for school staff and volunteers.

• Screens and conducts health appraisals for students and staff.

• Provides follow-up evaluations on students as required.

• Recommends corrective action where problems regarding student health are identified.

• Corresponds with parents on the health needs of children.

• Records immunizations, health findings, and other relevant health data.

• Monitors compliance of school health programs with federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies.

• Prepares health reports for supervisor, board of education and health department as mandated.

• Negotiates professional and medical services essential to the school health program.

• Initiates health program changes as needed.

• Works with staff and administration to support a healthy school.

• Create and deliver learning sessions to parents, students, or staff to inform them about health issues, solutions, and resources.

• Ensure students have up to date immunization records (or appropriate waivers or notifications of deficiency) on file

• Ensure all students have received the appropriate vision, hearing, and growth screenings.

• Serve as a resource to school staff members in health instruction.

• Coordinate school and community health activities and serve as a liaison health professional between the home, school and community.

• Create Emergency and Individual Health Plans for students in need.

• Participate in the IEP plan development and meetings when appropriate.

• Obtain students' health history, review and evaluate history and provide health assessments (with a special focus on students with regular medications, asthma, seizures, diabetes, and other identified health needs).

• Maintain, evaluate and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students.

• Screen and evaluate findings of deficits in vision, hearing, growth, etc.

• Provide ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies.

• Utilize existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Louisiana

• RN license for at least 2 years

• School Nurse experience preferred

• Experience working with children preferred but not required

• Experience with working with complex diagnosis

• Certified in First Aid and CPR

• Successful completion of State and Federal Criminal Background Check

  • Please note that any job offer extended to a candidate is contingent upon successful completion of the State/Federal Background Check, as well as reference checks.

• Personal affinity to our mission and vision, as well as demonstrated commitment to our 5 core beliefs - Relentlessness, Equity, Achievement, Community, and Hope

Additional Information

• We offer competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Healthcare & Wellness (health, vision, dental, life insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and short-term disability)

  • 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 5% contribution match

• 90 hours of Paid Time Off per year

  • Approximately 28 holidays per year including Mardi Gras, Juneteenth, Thanksgiving, and Winter Break