Substitute School Nurse

Position Details

• Position Type: Student Support Services / School Nurse
• Date Posted: 1/8/2025

The i3Academy Substitute School School Nurse has the following basic functions:

Responsibilities

1. Promotes and protects the optimal health status of school-age children
2. Provides health assessments
3. Obtains a health history
4. Provides daily medications and treatments according to prescriber’s orders
5. Screens and evaluates findings of deficit in vision, hearing, growth, etc.
6. Observes the child for development and health patterns in making nursing assessment.
7. Identifies abnormal health findings and reports to the appropriate parties
8. Develops and implements a student health plan
9. Interprets the health status of students to parents and school personnel.
10. Initiates referral to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow through.
11. Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies.
12. Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students.
13. Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students
14. .. Plans and implements school health management protocols
15. Participates in home visits when indicated to assess the family needs as related to the child’s health.
16. Follows procedures and provides for emergency nursing management for injuries/illnesses
17. Promotes education and assists in the control of communicable diseases.
18. Provides direct health education, and health counseling to assist students and families in making decisions on health and lifestyles that affect health.
19. Serves as a resource person to the school staff members in health instruction.
20. Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a liaison health professional between the home, school and community.
21. Acts as a resource person in promoting health careers.
22. .. Engages in research and evaluation of school health services to act as a change agent for school health programs and school nursing practices.
23. Provides consultation in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school district.
24. Where applicable, participates in the IEP plan development.

Demonstrated Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

1. Principles and practices underlying professional nursing.
2. Principles and practices underlying the special field of school health.
3. State and local laws relating to health and social issues.

Ability to:

1. Participate cooperatively in the role of school health nurse.
2. Exercise professional judgment in making decisions
3. Communicate appropriately, collaboratively, and with students, parents, administrators, other school personnel, health care providers, and community agencies.
4. Demonstrate a genuine interest in the student population and its health needs.
5. Be flexible and manage time wisely.
6. Be a self-starter or self-motivated.
7. Use a computer and various software applications.

Candidate Qualifications

1. Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
2. Minimum of one (1) year experience in medical/surgical nursing, public health nursing, community health nursing, school health nursing or pediatric nursing preferred

Candidate Experience

Minimum Requirements

1. Qualified to practice as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Alabama and holds an unrestricted license
2. Certified in American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR/AED

Postings current as of 2/19/2026 6:53:30 PM CST.

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