Anticipated Vacancy exists for a Certified School Nurse for the 2024/2025 school year.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required and valid PA certification in certified school nurse.
Excellent communication skills, organization skills, problem-solving skills, and ability to use technology to work effectively.
Ability to work as a member of a team, be courteous and able to deal effectively with people, able to work in an environment with frequent interruptions.
Must be able to cope with the needs and behavior patterns of children, able to withstand emotional stress, must have a warm, friendly, helpful personality.
Ability to follow written and verbal directions, ability to complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision, ability to read, write, and do simple computation.
Ability to work independently and make work-related decisions and exercise good judgement with student interaction.
Original certificates of clearance from the State Police, Child Abuse Registry, and PDE FBI.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Collaboration with school administrators and the nursing team in planning and organizing the school health program.
Maintain electronic health records and information related to health issues, including developing and maintaining emergency care plans and health care plans and implementing care when indicated.
Providing direct services to students, using the nursing process to provide care to the school community in accordance with current medical practice and nursing standards, relevant statutes, and regulations.
Performs and/or oversees mandated screenings and completes referrals and follow-up where applicable and manages and controls acute and chronic disease.
Provides first aid for illness or injury to students and documents nursing assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
Reviews and monitors student immunization status. Makes appropriate referrals to up-date immunizations when indicated.
Administers medications and performs procedures according to physician orders and school district policies and procedures. Ensures physician orders for individual student medications and/or treatments comply with requirements for administration.
Promotes good safety practices, both within and outside of school buildings. May serve as a member of Safe School Committee(s).
Collaborates with agencies within and outside of the school community to ensure continuity of service and care of students, including working with private physicians and dentists to coordinate private medical and dental examinations with the school program.
Identifies high-risk children to needed services, including students presenting with signs of child abuse.
May actively participate in the Child Study Team; individual education program meetings for students with medical or developmental needs; Chapter 14 and 15 review and evaluation teams; and/or provide information to these teams as required.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Salary (benefits included):
Bachelors: $52,065/year (prorated) Masters+15: $74,518/year (prorated)

Bachelors+24: $56,946/year(prorated) Masters+30: $75,413/year(prorated)

Masters: $68,335/year(prorated) Masters+60: $78,747/year(prorated)

Equal Employment Opportunity
MINORITY APPLICANTS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Upper Merion Area School District is an equal opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious affiliation, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status or non-relevant handicaps and disabilities in its activities, programs or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX and Section 504. The district's commitment to non-discrimination extends to students, employees, prospective employees and the community. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, or for information regarding services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and useable by handicapped persons, contact Caitlin Navarro, Director of Human Resources Upper Merion Area School District, 435 Crossfield Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406.