This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. This role involves upholding professional standards and district policies, leading health initiatives across elementary and high school campuses, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. The nurse will also oversee health staff, develop healthcare plans, and collaborate with various stakeholders to manage student health needs effectively.
Responsibilities
Uphold professional standards, laws pertaining to health and/or nursing care, and district policies
Act as lead for high schools and elementary campuses within the district, based upon assignment
Maintain campus health office compliance through monthly and quarterly checks
Oversee health staff in the assigned district, including assigning and monitoring work, ensuring training, OSHA Compliance, and resolving medical conflicts
Provide input on Health Aide performance evaluations to the applicable director and provide technical evaluations routinely, documenting progress
Report concerns to the applicable campus directors
Reinforce protocols, policies, and procedures by working with health service personnel, teachers, and administrators in the implementation of the health program in the assigned District
Collaborate with parents, school staff, and other health care providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for related school activities
Develop a health care plan detailing medical intervention that may be required to safely manage a child while at school
Utilize established nursing process to assess, analyze, plan, implement, record, and evaluate all nursing care
Participate and offer suggestions and feedback for 504 and IEP plans with medical components within the assigned district
Complete health trainings required in student IEPs
Maintain and update “Medical Condition Lists” for each school throughout the year, provided to teachers and teacher substitutes to share medical needs of the students on campus
Assist with review and funneling students with chronic illnesses to the appropriate programs
Provide Homebound and chronic illness referral paperwork
Communicate program acceptance and needs with the appropriate disciplines
Assist with coordination and implementation of state-required screenings and determining referral needs
Collect pertinent data needed to submit the State Immunization Data Reports on an annual basis or as otherwise required by the state
Collect and input pertinent data needed to submit the State Hearing or other required screening reports on an annual basis (state specific)
Administer first aid in accordance with established school district first aid procedures
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Provide physical assessments of children on an as-needed basis
Assist the Divisions Assistant Director of Health Services in coordinating student CPR requirements (state specific)
Identify and report suspected child abuse, substance abuse, and neglect per applicable laws and school district policies
Assist in connecting families to external mental health supports as needed
Manage emergent mental health situations by contacting crisis lines or local police department as needed
Train staff within their district on emergent mental health policy and procedures
Sustain community partnerships for mental health services, referrals, follow-up, and care plans of students/families
Implement school policies regarding communicable disease and infection including exclusions and readmission of students, under the direction of the State and County Health Departments
Plan and present annual district staff in-service training sessions which include determining topics, speakers, and locations
Manage and update training records
Provide annual Health Aide skills training and review
Sit in on Health Aide Interviews with campus directors for assigned campuses
Assist with selecting and training new Health Aides within the assigned district
Manage daily staffing for all health offices throughout the assigned District
Cover assigned campus health office vacancies and work with campus directors to ensure a staffing plan during multiple absences
Oversee health office inventory and yearly catalog orders
Ensure supplies are the approved minimal supplies needed to meet state and federal requirements, and quantities do not exceed the indicated 30-day periodic replenishment levels
Review, record, and file all accident reports, and submit the most urgent cases to District Health Office for review
Advise campus directors on Weather Heat Index and appropriate interventions
Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements
Must be able to move about campus in case of emergencies; may have to do some lifting and transporting of students
Must have the ability to work independently and make sound judgments and decisions in a wide variety of situations under pressure
Knowledge of and adherence to all policies, procedures, regulations, and rules
Pass applicable background check
Full, active, and unrestricted Utah license as a Registered Nurse
A minimum of two years of nursing experience
School Nurse certificate and endorsement through the dept. of Ed (or ability to obtain within 2 years of hire)
Current CPR/AED/First Aid certification
Nice to have:
BSN
Benefits
Health benefits
Paid time off
401k investment options including employer contributions
Important Details
Start date: 2026-2027 school year
About the Company
Charter One provides all-inclusive education management services to schools across the country, with thorough knowledge of charter school operations, academics, finance, human resources, information technology, and marketing. American Leadership Academy is a client school located in Spanish Fork, UT.
