School Nurse

Number of Positions : 1

Salary: $31,162 - $42,982, commensurate with experience

Location: F. Donald Myers Center, Saratoga

Work Hours: Monday - Friday ; 8:00A - 2:30P

WSWHE BOCES is seeking a School Nurse to join our team! The School Nurse is a key part of our school community, providing compassionate care and support to students and staff. This role goes beyond medical care—it's about fostering a safe, healthy, and inclusive environment where students can thrive. If you're a dedicated nursing professional who enjoys working with children and collaborating with educators, this is a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact. You'll play a vital role in promoting wellness, managing health needs, and ensuring our school remains a safe place for learning.The school nurse performs professional nursing services at one or more schools in the maintenance of acceptable health standards, school heath records and the emergency treatment of student and employee health problems; does related work as required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists the School Physician in physical, visual and auditory screening examinations of students and employees;

• Administers first aid and emergency treatment to students and employees;

• Prepares and maintains health records for school authorities;

• Assists at school immunization clinics;

• Arranges to transport sick or injured students or employees to hospital, home, doctor's or dentist's office in cases of emergency;

• Inspects the school plant, playground and cafeteria and reports on general safety and sanitary conditions;

• Orders, inventories and oversees the storage of first aid and related health supplies and equipment;

• Consults with attendance teachers, staff members and school nurse-teachers concerning a variety of health factors related to non-attendance and communicable disease;

• Prepares records and reports as required.

  
  

• Graduation from a school of nursing approved by the State Education Department from a course approved by such a department as qualifying for Registered Professional Nurse.

• Eligibility for a license issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse. Possession of the license at the time of appointment.

• Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply

Note: Vacancies are filled by a certified list provided by Washington County Civil Service. Should no certified list be available, candidates appointed to this position will be serving in a provisional appointment in accordance with New York State Civil Service Law. The candidate must successfully complete a competitive examination and be eligible for appointment in accordance with Civil Service Law and the Civil Service Rules for Washington County to obtain a permanent appointment

The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officer(s) will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The WSWHE BOCES Civil Rights Compliance Officers are: Katelynn Attanasio and David Ashdown, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, 267 Ballard Road, Suite 5, Wilton, NY 12831. phone: (518) 581-3372, email: kattanasio@wswheboces.org or dashdown@wswheboces.org. Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005- 2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov.