Description

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 11 LEARN Schools serving 4,100 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 Magazine's Top Elementary Charter Schools and the 2018 Illinois Network of Charter Schools Principal of the Year Award. 

LEARN's 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 You’ll Do:

The School Nurse Manager will provide health care services to students in an elementary school setting. In addition to supporting and executing the duties of a school nurse, the Nursing Manager will also provide leadership and ongoing support for the nursing team.

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
• Interacts frequently with staff, parents, students, and instructors. 
• Collaborate with school social workers, teachers, and school leaders 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)

Management Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision and leadership of of all nurses and the health team
• 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 SSS Network team and school based health teams; keeps the SSS team abreast of team strengths, needs and new initiatives or research related to that field
• Performing other duties and tasks as assigned

Qualifications

What You'll Need:

• Must hold a BSN and RN, and have a current School Nurse certification in compliance with State/District Requirements (for IL, a PEL with the Certified School Nurse Endorsement) 
• CPR and PALS certification
• A minimum of three (3) 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
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Physical Demands/Travel:

• Physical demands may require the ability to stand, bend, reach high and low, stoop, walk around the classroom and kneel. In 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 environment. 

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, paid holidays
• Short and long term disability
• Paid life insurance
• 403B 

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 jobholder’s 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.