Nurse School Nurse

Job Description

AVAILABLE 2026-2027 School Year

Responsibilities

School nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development promote health and safety including a healthy environment intervene with actual and potential health problems provide case management services and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation self-management self-advocacy and learning.

Requirements

The successful candidate must be a Registered Nurse hold a current CT license and possess current CPRAED First Aid Certification. This position is full-time. The salary and benefits associated with this position are outlined in the current East Haven School Nurses Union contract.

Job Title School Nurse

School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being academic success and life-long achievement and health of students. To that end school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development promote health and safety including a healthy environment intervene with actual and potential health problems provide case management services and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation self-management self-advocacy and learning.

The successful candidate will

Promote 21st Century educational excellence through the vigorous support of the mission and goals of East Haven Public Schools and

Facilitate individual departmental and school excellence through the support of high quality personnel reinforcement of best instructional practices encouragement of a culture of collaboration and a focus on student learning.

Qualifications

Credentials

Registered Nurse current CT license as defined by Section 20-87a Connecticut General Statutes and currently licensed in the state of Connecticut

Current CPRAED First Aid Certified

Equivalent of at least 1 year fulltime employment as an RN within the past five years School Nursing Public Health Pediatrics Emergency or Critical care experience preferred.

Bachelors degree preferably in nursing or related field i.e. public health health education an advanced degree will be considered an asset.

Current State of Connecticut drivers license required.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of nursing skills and practice

Ability to provide professional documentation in writing and electronic records

Ability to prepare a professional report as requested

Ability to learn and work with computer software student data systems email and internet

Ability to effectively communicate and work cohesively with colleagues and members of the school community

Possess a positive attitude integrity and maintain confidentiality

Demonstrated office management skills organizational skills and multi-tasking skills essential

Illustrative Duties

Systematically assesses student health status and the health needs of students. Plans intervention and evaluates the outcome under the scope of nursing practice

Prepares and maintains cumulative health records for each student following the current State of Connecticut Cumulative Health Records CHR Guidelines

Participates in Kindergarten Pre-Kindergarten and new entering student registration including reviewing the entry to school physical examination immunizations and health history

Trains designated staff members in the administration and documentation of medication andor treatments

Develops maintains andor updates Nursing Care Plan for students with chronic or acute health conditions. Shares the Nursing Care Plan with colleagues and school personnel to ensure the student health needs are met during the school day

Develops maintains andor updates individualized student emergency plans when required

Provides state mandated screening and referrals for vision hearing and posture

Notifies parents of illness andor injury of student while in school

Reports observations of child abuse or neglect to the Department of Children and Families

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.