Title:  Substitute School Nurse (2024/25 School Year) 

Purpose and Objectives of the Position: 

The Subsitute Nurse provides the fullest possible educational opportunity for each district student by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the district schools. To accomplish these tasks the Subsitute School Nurse works closely with the staff and administration of the district.

Reports to:  Building Principal & Director of Human Resources

FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt

Salary: $20.00 per hour

Qualifications:

• Current Kansas Nurses Licnese (RN)
• Public school experience preferred
• Possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and physical attributes necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate or acceptable.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the Central Office (after an employment offer is made). 

Essential Functions:

• To help identify and monitor children with health problems.
• To review students’ health records with district and building personnel as needed.
• To plan for and assist in the screening and re-screening of students. 
• Interpret any significant findings.
• Serve as a resource to health room assistants and other school staff.
• Assess the health status of students. Collaborate with students, parents, and teachers to obtain treatment & rehabilitation.
• Conduct health related screenings of students for vision, hearing, scoliosis, and routine weight and measurement check, and refer students when necessary.
• Provide first aid for illness / injury.
• Serve as a resource person in providing health education programs for students and school personnel.
• Promote a positive working relationship between school and community health resources.
• Assist in identification and accommodations for students with specific health problems or disabilities.
• Assist the administration with evaluation and implementation of a healthy school environment.
• Notify parents of sick or injured students, informing them of action taken and seeking further instruction from parents.
• Ability to implement and follow all school district policies during all activities.
• Ability to keep current on new information, innovative ideas and techniques.
• Ability to keep student information and records confidential.
• Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
• Ability to implement and follow all district health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Ability to perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned by the principal or other administrative staff.

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Para Educator to perform the essential job functions successfully.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and/or printed materials.
• Hear and understand English at normal classroom levels both indoors, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Speak in an audible tone so that others may clearly understand in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Physically able to independently lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height

Terms of Employment: At-will employment.

Ft Leavenworth USD 207 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training or promoting on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status under local, state or federal law.