School Nurse

Position:

School Nurse

Location: 

Edinboro Elementary School

Certification: 

Valid Pennsylvania School Nurse Certificate 

Job Selection Expectations: 

Applications, resumes, letters of reference, and written samples will be reviewed for required certification; demonstrated related knowledge, skills, and abilities; and ability to communicate effectively.  As candidates progress through the selection process, they may be asked to perform additional written exercises, complete panel interviews, and perform a sample lesson related to the subject area. 

Application Requirements:

Applicants are expected to possess a valid and appropriate certificate for the vacant position at the time of application as well as all necessary clearances. Additional qualifications and experience will be considered and may be necessary or desirable for individual positions along with a demonstrated competency in writing and communication skills. 

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Knowledge of medicine, emergency procedures, and referral services.
• Skill in organizing and administering school health programs.
• Ability to establish rapport with students and interact with faculty regarding their medical health as well as education.
• Ability to maintain accurate school health records and immunization records.
• Skill in communicable disease management, first aid and emergency care.
• Ability to maintain needed school health supplies. 
• Ability to provide instruction in Health education.
• Ability to organize and administer a robust school benevolence program.
• Ability to present health and medical information to large and small audiences.
• Ability to actively participate in and contribute to building-level teams that include the SAP Team, MTSS Team, etc.
• Ability to manage a pandemic or other health crisis for a school building
• Ability to communicate in a manner which is sensitive to culture, gender, intellectual and physical differences.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people, such as subordinates, peers, or citizens.
• Ability to utilize the schoolwide positive behavior program to reinforce desired student behavior.
• Ability to communicate ideas verbally in a clear, concise, and organized manner.
• Ability to modify one’s behavior, work methods, or plans in response to changing conditions and new information.
• Ability to assess one's own performance to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Ability to uphold district policy and professional ethical standards.
• Ability to control one’s own emotions and remain objective and professional in stressful, sensitive, or personally unpleasant situations.
• Ability to use appropriate grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling in written and/or electronic documents.
• Ability to maintain a positive working relationship with coworkers through comfortable and appropriate interpersonal interaction.
• Ability to provide supervisory duties of an aide assigned to the nursing office to support with clerical tasks
• Ability to coordinate services and support for students with outside agencies in the community
• Ability to participate in Kindergarten screening days in the summer to collect, review, and enter health records in order to ensure each child has met all requirements to begin Kindergarten

Anticipated Duration:

Full-time employee beginning in the 2025-2026 school year  

Internal Applicants: 

Please apply as an internal candidate through the district’s hiring portal. You must include an attached letter expressing your interest in the position.  

Additional Information:

The position above will remain posted for a minimum of seven days.  Candidates must submit a complete application through the district’s online hiring portal. Please direct questions to Steven Karns at stevenkarns@generalmclane.org 

Circumstances related to the need to fill this position are subject to change. In circumstances where job candidate finalists demonstrate similar job performance potential, Veterans’ Preference will apply if applicable. Hiring for any district position is subject to Board of Education approval.  The Board reserves the right not to fill any posted position. 

General McLane School District is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not discriminate in its educational programs, services, activities or employment practices, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, disability, age,  veteran status, or any other legally protected class, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Age of 1974, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and/or any other applicable Pennsylvania or federal law.  For information regarding civil rights; how to request special accommodations; grievance procedures; or the responsible official for compliance with Title VI, Title, IX, and Section 504, please contact the School District Administrative Office.