Health Room Nurse (RN or LPN)

STATUS: Part-Time (2 days per week; flexible scheduling)
LOCATION: District-Wide Floating (Daily placement based on district needs)
DEPARTMENT: Support Services
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Non-Exempt
HOURLY RANGE: $21.00 – $32.00 / hour
REPORTS TO: Supervisor of Health Services
SUPERVISES: None

Position Summary

The Floating Health Room Nurse provides flexible, high-quality direct care, first aid, and routine medication administration across multiple district school buildings. Assigned to different elementary or secondary health rooms on a day-to-day basis, this role ensures continuous nursing coverage, maintains accurate student health records, and adapts quickly to diverse school environments while supporting students from Kindergarten through grade 12.

Key Responsibilities

Direct Clinical Care & Adaptability

• Dynamic Care Delivery: Provide gentle, age-appropriate nursing care, first aid, symptom assessment, and routine checkups tailored to students ranging from elementary to secondary grade levels.
• Medication Administration: Safely administer daily prescribed and emergency rescue medications (e.g., EpiPens, inhalers) according to physician orders and district policies across assigned buildings.
• Emergency & Event Response: Respond promptly to medical emergencies anywhere on assigned school grounds, including classrooms, playgrounds, field trips, or assemblies.

Health Record Management & Compliance

• Documentation: Accurate and timely logging of health room visits, medical alert lists, and annual screenings (height, weight, vision, hearing) in coordination with Certified School Nurses.
• Disease & Re-Entry Monitoring: Review medical notes for returning students and monitor for communicable childhood diseases following public health guidelines.
• Professional Standards: Practice strictly within the scope of the state Nurse Practice Act, uphold HIPAA/FERPA privacy standards, and maintain active CPR/BLS credentials.

Communication & Building Operations

• Multi-Building Liaison: Promptly communicate health updates, injuries, or concerns to parents/guardians and building-specific teachers/staff.
• Health Room Readiness: Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and fully stocked health room environment in whichever school building assigned for the day.
• Administrative Support: Assist with general health office workflow, including phone inquiries, filing, and processing medical messages.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Adaptability & Resourcefulness: Ability to transition seamlessly between different school buildings, quickly familiarize oneself with varied facility layouts, and adapt to changing daily schedules.
• Pediatric & Adolescent Expertise: Strong clinical skill in pediatric and adolescent nursing care, CPR/AED emergency protocols, and a patient, reassuring demeanor with students of all ages.
• Communication & Rapport: Excellent interpersonal skills to connect quickly with local building staff, ease student anxiety, and communicate effectively with parents.
• Physical Capability: Ability to move efficiently across different school buildings, grounds, and playgrounds, with the physical capacity to bend, crouch, reach, and lift or assist students (up to 50 lbs).

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensure: Active, unencumbered state license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
• Certifications: Current BLS (CPR/AED) certification required.
• Experience: Professional nursing experience required; background in pediatrics, school nursing, or community/float nursing preferred.
• Clearances: Must clear all state and federal background checks required for employment in K–12 public education.

Work Schedule & Environment

• Environment: Variable school environments across district facilities (health rooms, classrooms, gymnasiums, athletic fields, and playgrounds). Fast-paced, interactive setting requiring daily flexibility.
• Shift Schedule: Dependent on daily building assignment:
• Elementary Buildings: 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM
• Secondary Buildings: 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM (Both shift options include a 30-minute unpaid lunch break)