Director of School Nursing

Founded in 2001 LEARN is a network of high-performing college preparatory tuition-free public elementary and middle schools with the mission of providing children with the academic foundation and ambition to earn a college degree. There are 12 LEARN Schools serving 4100 students in grades PK-8 across Chicago Waukegan North Chicago and Washington D.C.

It is our goal to create an environment on every campus in which our staff members feel supported respected and appreciated. Our staff work together at each school and across the network to share ideas problem solve and innovate to move our schools and students beyond the expected. LEARN and our amazing educators have received numerous recognitions for making an impact in public education including the 2018 Chicago Magazines Top Elementary Charter Schools and the 2018 Illinois Network of Charter Schools Principal of the Year Award.

LEARNs mission remains crystal clear: to provide children with the academic foundation and ambition to earn a college degree. LEARN is currently looking for hard-working and passionate professionals that are dedicated to transforming public education.

What Youll Do:

The Director of School Nursing will provide vision and oversight to the health and wellness for students in an elementary school addition to supporting and executing the duties of a school nurse the Director of School Nursing will also provide leadership ongoing support for the nursing team network wide and subbing for School Nurses when needed. This is a 12 month position.

School based nursing

• Plans school health program in conjunction with medical authorities and school leaders developing policies and procedures for the schools health programs
• Monitoring compliance of the schools health programs within federal state and local laws and regulations; collaborating with other child-support agencies
• Collaborates and Interacts frequently with staff parents students and instructors in identifying and meeting social emotional and physical needs of students.
• Provides medical examinations and reviews findings to evaluate health status of the student and progress of the program
• Instructs students in health education and providing staff development programs on health related topics
• Provide first aid care and medically prescribed services to students and staff
• Coordinating and maintaining health records on students
• Adheres strictly to the policy of maintaining confidentiality (i.e. responsible for the maintenance care security and integrity of student medical records)
• Collaborate and gather data necessary for evaluations (i.e. IEP eligibility process)

Leadership and Management Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision and leadership of of all nurses and the health team network wide
• Oversees services and ensures proper documentation
• Trains coaches and develops nurses - individually and as a team
• Participates in the recruitment hiring and evaluation process of nursing and other health based staff
• Provides vision mission and leadership for the health team aligned with the Network and SSS department goals
• Ensures all schools meet compliance requirements set forth by the State Network and local authorizing districts (i.e immunizations)
• Ensures proper documentation and file keeping
• Participates as the Certified School Nurse in eligibility and annual meeting for IEPs and 504s gathers reviews and/or signs off on necessary information
• Oversee health based 504s IEPs and health plans and meets compliance requirements related to these plans
• Meets regularly with the team and individual nurses
• Problem solves responds to school leaders staff and/or parent concerns and questions related to health based matters
• Helps lead the Network in health related matters including but not limited to response to epidemics and pandemics
• Works with the nursing team to provide training to all stakeholders as needed; ensures compliance trainings related to health and nursing is provided to all staff
• Serves as liaison between Student Support Services Network team and school based health teams; keeps the Student Support Services team abreast of team strengths needs and new initiatives or research related to the field
• In collaboration with senior leaders develop policies/procedures related to health wellness or nursing needs as necessary
• Performing other duties and tasks as assigned

• Must hold a BSN and RN and have a current School Nursecertification in compliance with State/District Requirements (for IL a PEL with the Certified School Nurse Endorsement)
• CPR and PALS certification a plus
• A minimum of three 3-5 years recent experience as a school nurse with demonstrated leadership experience
• Must possess a working knowledge of federal state and local laws and regulations affecting the delivery of school health services
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Professional demeanor
• Ability to express effectively and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Experience in development and implementation procedures.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects adhering to strict timelines.
• Detail oriented and highly organized.
• Comfortable interacting with internal and external customers
• Ability to defuse situation and get other organized to meet project expectations
• High degree of initiative and independent judgment.
• Ability to tactfully and effectively deal with public and staff in a personable and professional manner.
• Maintains a high level of energy and a consistent positive attitude
• Ability to lead across campuses
• Possesses expertise in area of pediatric health and public health
• Ability to build relationships with all stakeholders and help others grow

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/TRAVEL

• Physical demands may require the ability to stand bend reach high and low stoop walk around the classroom and addition walking up and down stairs several times a day may occur.
• Travel across campuses in Illinois and DC

WORKING CONDITIONS

School staff will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment. There may be a number of activities and situations happening at once requiring nurse support. Majority of work will be performed in a general office/ school needs of each campus autonomy/flexibility of schedule within school calendars/hours.

Benefits Summary:

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for all full time employees including:

• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid vacation personal days sick days paid holidays
• Short and long term disability
• Paid life insurance
• 403(b) Contribution of 4.5% 4.5% matching with a 2-year vesting period

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time with or without notice in accordance with the needs of LEARN Charter School Network. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job reasonably required for its performance or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholders responsibility.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin age family medical history disability or veteran status.