School Nurse at Greensprings School

The school nurse serves in a pivotal role that bridges health care and education. Grounded by standards of practice, services provided by the school nurse include leadership, community/public health, care coordination, and quality improvement.

The school nurse plays an essential role in keeping children healthy, safe, and ready to learn. 

Using their clinical knowledge and judgment, school nurses routinely perform the following duties:

• Provide healthcare to students and staff
• Perform health screenings
• Coordinate referrals to private healthcare providers
• Serve as liaisons between school personnel, family, and community healthcare providers to ensure a healthy school environment
• Developing plans for student care based on assessment, interventions, and identification of outcomes, and the evaluation of care
• Serving as consultants with other school professionals, such as food service personnel, physical education teachers, coaches, and counselors
• Providing health-related education to students and staff in both individual and group settings
• Monitoring immunizations, managing communicable diseases, and assessing the school environment as to prevent injury and ensure safety
• Overseeing infection control measures
• Actively participating in school safety plans that address school violence, bullying, and emergencies that may occur at school
• Overseeing medication administration, health care procedures, and the development of healthcare plans
• Overseeing vision, hearing, body mass index, and mental health screening procedures
• Making decisions related to the delegation of healthcare tasks as directed by state laws and professional practice guidance

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruitment.anthony@greenspringsschool.com using the position as subject of email.