School Nurse

id='p812_'>School Nurse JobID: 812

Position Type:

Student Support Services/School Nurse

Date Posted:

7/8/2026

Location:

Bound Brook School District

Date Available:

09/01/2026

Closing Date:

until filled

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TITLE: SCHOOL NURSE

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Valid New Jersey School Nurse Certificate

2. Demonstrated expertise in school health nursing

practice and emergency procedures

3. Knowledge of child growth and development,

community and family dynamics, current health

issues, and wellness education

4. Knowledge of community health and social

services resources and ability to communicate

effectively with nonschool health professionals

and social service agencies

5. Required criminal history background check and

proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status

REPORTS TO: Principal and School Counseling Services Director

SUPERVISES: Health Room Aide

JOB GOAL: To promote health and safety in the school

environment and provide health services to

students, faculty and staff; to assist with the

teaching of sound health practices.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Works in cooperation with the school physician, other school health

professionals (e.g. dentist, noncertified nurses, optometrist), members of

the staff, parents and community health professionals to ensure a healthy

school climate and to minimize absence due to illness.

2. Conducts health services and screening programs as required by law

and/or board policies.

3. Schedules and supervises health surveys of students and staff. Assists

the school physician with physical examinations; makes referrals and

conducts follow-up activities as necessary.

4. Provides emergency care in case of sudden illness and administers

first-aid in case of injury to students or staff according to established

policies and procedures. Is responsible for the availability and

maintenance of required medical supplies and equipment.

5. Maintains up-to-date health records on all students, maintains separate

records of immunizations for the purpose of immunization record auditor

and ensures their confidentiality.

6. Helps prevent and control communicable disease through lectures,

inspections, exclusion and re-admission of students and staff in keeping

with state and local health regulations and school policies.

7. Notifies principal or his/her designee to arrange for immediate

examination of any pupil who appears to be under the influence of

alcohol or other drugs.

8. Confers with and advises students, parents, and staff members on matters

pertaining to the health and safety of students. Participates in the

development and implementation of the district's emergency and crisis

management plan.

9. Assists the principal and the child study team in the identification and

placement of students with disabilities who need special education

services.

10. Participates in the development of a comprehensive health education

curriculum and serves as a health/safety education resource person to

teachers. Upon request, assists teachers with instruction of certain health

units.

11. Promotes healthy/safe school environment by assisting the

administration and staff to maintain safe and sanitary conditions

throughout the school. Reports problems promptly to the principal.

12. Administers prescribed medication to students in accordance with law

and board policy. Provides training and supervision of the emergency

administration of epinephrine for designated school staff.

13. Collaborates with community and other nonschool health agencies to

meet the health needs of children and families.

14. Provides special health care and related services to meet the needs of

students with disabilities.

15. Assists the principal with the preparation of the school's health budget.

16. Maintains professional competence through inservice education and

participation in other professional development activities. Receives

training in the treatment of asthma and maintains a valid current

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certificate as required by law and

administrative code.

17. Assists in the development of policies and procedures for comprehensive

health education and services.

18. Develop and maintain the annual School Nursing Plan in conjunction

with the Chief School Administrator and the school physician. The

annual School Nursing Plan will include a description of basic nursing

services provided; a summary of specific medical needs of individual

students and how they will be addressed; a description of emergency

nursing services; detailed nursing assignments for all school buildings;

and a description of nursing and additional medical services to nonpublic

schools.

19. Prepares health and safety reports as required by law and/or requested by

the principal.

20. Reports any suspicion of child abuse to the Division of Youth and Family

Services and building principal or his/her designee.

21. Performs such other appropriate duties as required under law or as may

be assigned by the principal or student personnel services director.

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TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year to be established by the board of education.

EVALUATION:Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in

accordance with state law and the board's policy on

evaluation of certified staff.

APPROVED BY: BOARD OF EDUCATION__ DATE: __4/27/09___

REVISED: ___

Legal References:

N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1 Criminal history records; employee in regular

contact with pupils; grounds for disqualification

from employment

N.J.S.A. 18A:16-1 Officers and employees

N.J.S.A. 18A:16-2 Physical examinations; requirement

N.J.S.A. 18A:17-46 Violence, vandalism and substance abuse incident

report

N.J.S.A. 18A:27-10 Nontenured teaching staff member; offer of

employment for next succeeding year or notice of

termination before May 15

N.J.S.A. 18A:28-5 Tenure of teaching staff member

N.J.S.A. 18A:29-4.2 Payment of school nurse according to teachers

salary guide

N.J.S.A. 18A:37 Discipline of pupils

N.J.S.A. 18A:40 Promotion of health and prevention of disease

N.J.S.A. 18A:40A Substance abuse

See particularly:

N.J.S.A. 18A:40A-12 Reporting of pupils under influence or believed to

be using anabolic steroids; examination; report;

return home; treatment; evaluation of possible

need and referral

N.J.S.A. 18A:40A-13 Immunity for educational and medical personnel,

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officers or agents because of actions taken by

virtue of act

N.J.S.A. 18A:40A-14 Civil immunity for educational personnel

reporting pupils

N.J.A.C. 6A:9 Professional licensure and standards

See particularly:

N.J.A.C. 6A:9-3.3 Professional standards for teachers

N.J.A.C. 6A:9-5 General certification policies

N.J.A.C. 6A:9-8 Requirements for instructional certificate

N.J.A.C. 6A:9-13.3 School nurse

N.J.A.C. 6A:9-15 Required professional development for teachers

N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.4 Evaluation

N.J.A.C. 6A:16 Programs to support student development

See particularly:

N.J.A.C. 6A:16-1.4 District policies and procedures

N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2 General provisions for school health services

N.J.A.C. 6A:16-3 Comprehensive alcohol, tobacco and other drug

abuse program

N.J.A.C. 6A:16-4 Procedures for alcohol, tobacco and other drug

abuse intervention

N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.1 School safety and security plans

N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.3 Incident reporting of violence, vandalism and

substance abuse

N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8 Intervention and referral services

N.J.A.C. 6A:16-11 Reporting potentially missing or abused children

• N.J.A.C. 6A:24 Urban education reform in the Abbott districts

N.J.A.C. 6A:32-4 Employment of teaching staff

N.J.A.C. 6A:32-4.4 Evaluation of tenured teaching staff members

N.J.A.C. 6A:32-4.5 Evaluation of nontenured teaching staff

members

N.J.A.C. 6A:32-5.1 Standards for determining seniority

N.J.A.C. 6A:32-6 School employee physical examinations

N.J.A.C. 6A:32-7 Student records

N.J.A.C. 8:6.1-1.1(j) Universal precautions

N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.1-4.16 Immunization monitoring

N.J.A.C. 12:100-4.2 Adoption by reference

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• Applies to Abbott districts only

20 U.S.C. 1400 et. seq., Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),

reauthorized 1997, P.L. 105-17 (formerly the Education for All Handicapped Act)

Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, 8 U.S.C.A. 1100 et. seq.

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, P.L. 107-110, 20 U.S.C.A. 6301 et seq.,

Title X Part F Section 1061 Health Services and Section 9526 Sex Education

Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories standard,

29 CFR 1910.1450

BBEA Teachers:

Salary: Following the established BBEA Salary Guide ranging from $61,825 to $105,620. Stipend opportunities.

Benefits: Full time staff are eligible for Medical, Prescription, Vision, and Dental Benefits. Sick, Personal, Serious Family Illness and Bereavement Days are included.

BOUND BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT

PAY TRANSPARENCY LAW - P.L. 2024, C. 91

Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer