# School Nurse **Company**: ACCEL Schools **Location**: Columbus, Ohio **Salary**: $55,000 - 60,000 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Education **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/accelschools/jobs/8020421003?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_bfdeb7ea-151 ## Description ACCEL Schools is hiring a highly qualified School Nurse at Eastland Preparatory Academy in Columbus, Ohio. The School Nurse is the primary health contact for all physical and mental health records and services. Responsibilities: - Promote and protect student health - Plan and implement school health management protocols - Initiate referrals to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow through - Ensure student health records are maintained in a thorough, timely and compliant manner - Provide basic healthcare to students in case of injury or acute illness - Create and maintain log of visits to the school's health clinic - Contact parents and guardians to notify them of a child's illness - Maintain student medications in a safe and compliant manner - Communicate with parents and guardians to ensure adequate supply of student medications are available - Procure and maintain health clinic supplies - Maintain an inventory of spare clothing and student uniforms for emergency purposes - Schedule annual vision and hearing exams for eligible students - Schedule biannual preventative and restorative dental exams for eligible students - Develop and maintain health service partnerships such as School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT), Children's Hospital Diabetes, and mobile health for homebound students - Develop and maintain partnerships and resources to support pregnant students - Develop and deliver student health and wellness professional development to the school community - Conduct home visits as needed - Stay abreast of changing school nurse practices Requirements: - Licensed Practical Nurse - Fluency with State and local laws relating to health and social issues - Experience working with children including teenagers - Experience working in an education setting is a plus - Knowledge of school nurse practices - Proficiency in using multiple office and database programs including Microsoft products (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) - Strong attention to detail - High-quality written and verbal communication skills - Understanding and ability to manage confidential information - Availability and willingness to work occasional nights or weekends - Ability to pass federal, state, and local background checks, as required by state. Benefits: - Salary range: $55,000 - 60,000 - Paid time off - Retirement contributions - Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance - Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child) - Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations - Medical, dental, and vision insurance - Employee Assistance Program - Voluntary short-term disability insurance - Voluntary long-term disability insurance ## Skills ### Required - Licensed Practical Nurse - Microsoft Office - school nurse practices - health and social issues - confidential information management ### Nice to have - Experience working in an education setting - teenagers --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/accelschools/jobs/8020421003?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)