[2025 - 2026] KIPP Pride Campus School Nurse (grade K - 8)
[2025 - 2026] KIPP Pride Campus School Nurse (grade K - 8)
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Job Description
About the School Nurse Position
The School Nurse reporting to the Director of School Operations with support from the Nursing Coordinator and Regional Director of Operations will collaborate with school staff to maintain a safe and healthy environment for KIPP North Carolina students. They will work with staff and families to provide the highest quality of service to all students. The School Nurse will be a member of the school operations team.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Works to remove modify or reduce healthrelated barriers to learning
Provides wellstudent care health care first aid immunizations and assistance to students at their school; creates a comforting and nurturing environment for ill students
Provides daily individual care to students including but not limited to managing daily medications required by students administering doctor prescribed medications to students and helping students with physical disabilities
Advises the Director of School Operations and other school staff as needed regarding initiatives processes and systems necessary to ensure a healthy school community
Builds emergency preparedness plans and trains all staff on them to ensure staff schoolwide are ready for health emergencies
Communicates daily with families around student wellness and health concerns
Participates in necessary student health events that may occur on nonschool days e.g. New Student Registration
Performs screenings for scoliosis vision hearing height weight and/or other conditions and make referrals and followup
Completes updates and maintains student records (accident reports health records) and completes and submits reports; effectively and efficiently manages the systems for student health paperwork
Ensures 100% collection of student health documentation for incoming new students
Maintains physical student health files and ensures they are organized and uptodate
Audits student health files annually
Transfers all health materials and necessary information for student transfers between campuses
Maintains the security of confidential information
Collects and maintains student incident forms ensuring that all applicable parties have documented all pertinent details
Collaborates with school staff to create and maintain wellness programming to support healthy opportunities for students
Maintains all mandated COVID protocols and holds staff and students accountable to those health protocols.
Qualifications :
Required Qualifications
The following is required of all aspiring School Nurse candidates:
A deep commitment to the mission of KIPP NC and an unwavering belief in the potential of all our students
Possess a deep commitment to improving the lives of kids from marginalized communities
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of North Carolina
Willingness to become School Nurse certified in North Carolina within 3 years of being hired.
CPR Certified
Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Ability to manage the ambiguity and multiple priorities inherent in an entrepreneurial environment
Proactive problem solver who demonstrates initiative
Demonstrated ability to work well with others and build relationships across teams
Strong work ethic coupled with enthusiastic and passionate approach to ones work
Preferred Qualifications
The following are not required but are advantageous for candidates:
Masters degree in nursing and/or school nurse practitioner certificate
Previous school nursing experience preferred
National School Nurse Certification highly desired.
Strong preference for candidates with prior experience in a charter or independent school environment
Fluency in Spanish
KIPP North Carolina does not and shall not discriminate on the race color religion creed national or ethnic origin age sex gender identity sexual orientation marital or parental status disability source of income or status as a veteran in any of its activities or operations.
Additional Information :
Additional Information
Hours are M Th & F 7:30am 3:30 Tu & W 7:30 5pm
25 recognized holidays each year including a week off at Thanksgiving two weeks off at New Years and 1 week off for Spring Break.
School Nurses do not work nights or weekends
Nurses must be able to lift 50 lbs and be on their feet 8 hours per day
KIPP Employee Mindsets
All Means All: At KIPP NC we believe we serve the needs and do whatever it takes for every kid no matter their needs abilities or levels.
See a Need Fill A Need: We believe that if theres a need at a school that to be a great team player we fill that need. A teacher is absent We cover their class during our prep. A student is crying in the hallway We comfort them whether theyre out student or not.
Openness to Feedback: We believe that the only way for us to improve as professionals is to be open to feedback and add new tools to our toolbox. We stay after to practice teacher moves annotate lessons submit our lessons for feedback happily have admin in our classroom to observe and never miss a oneonone with our coach to discuss our practice and learn how we can grow.
Student Centered: At the end of the day we always do whats best for kids.
Total Rewards Compensation & Benefits
Salary Range $55k $65k as a 10 month employee
We currently offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including:
Salaries paid semimonthly throughout the yea
Healthcare (medical vision and dental) at no cost to individuals and deep discounts for dependents
Enrollment in an optional 403b with employer match up to 6%
Ongoing professional development opportunities:
Support programs for new teachers
Assigned coaching and weekly/biweekly development meetings for all teachers
Regular content and gradelevel specific PDs
Teaching Licensure Support
Generous time off:
Paid Time Off (5 days PTO & 6 days sick leave annually)
Paid Time off for all major national holidays (including Fall Break Winter Break Spring Break and approximately 7 weeks off during the Summer)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
