School Nurse (UES/UIS)

School Nurse (UES/UIS)

Sampson County Schools

Union Elementary - Clinton, North Carolina

This job is also posted in North Carolina School Jobs, and Sampson County Schools

Job Details

Job ID:5656819

Application Deadline:Posted until filled

Posted:Apr 20, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:Aug 4, 2026

Job Description

School Nurse Job Description

I. Job title and Classification

The school nurse is employed by Sampson County Schools.

The school nurse serves all Sampson County Schools students.

The position is full time.

The salary range is discussed individually and is based on state guidelines.

II. Primary Purpose Statement

The professional school nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services within the context of the Coordinated School Health Program Model.

The school nurse serves in the roles of program manager/coordinator, case manager/direct care provider, collaborator/advocate, educator and counselor for Sampson County Schools in assigned schools.

III. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The complex role of the school nurse demands, but is not limited to, an understanding and knowledge of:

Community, including community as a system and aggregates as clients

Pediatric/adolescent Nursing

Public Health/ Community Health Nursing

Health counseling, mental health and crisis intervention

Communicable Disease

Applicable laws, regulations and standards pertaining to school nursing practice

(NC Nurse Practice Act, Standards of School Nursing Practice and the Eight Components of a Coordinated School Health Program)

School Health law

Special education legislation and services

Case finding, case management and health advocacy

Program management, including personnel supervision

Family theory, assessment and intervention

Leadership, networking and collaboration

Ethnic and cultural sensitivity and competence

Contemporary health and psychosocial issues that influence children, families and the community

Health care delivery systems and the concepts of the primary health care

Building student, staff and family capacity for adaptation, self management, self-advocacy and learning

School as a non-traditional health care setting

Development, management and evaluation of school health programs

Environmental health within the school community

IV. Skills related to this important role include the ability to:

Plan, coordinate and supervise the work of others

Deal tactfully with others and exercise good judgment in appraising situations

Make independent and timely nursing decisions and to triage

Secure the cooperation and respect of students, faculty and staff

Elicit needed information and maintain effective working relationships

Collect data to direct evidence based practice

Record accurately services rendered and interpret and explain records, reports, activities, health care plans, accommodations and medical interventions

Identify health related barriers to learning (i.e., at risk behaviors, financial, cultural, economical, etc.)

V. Duties, Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

This professional school nursing position within Sampson County Schools is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services that:

Maximize the quantity of in-class time by reducing the incidence of health related absenteeism,

Eliminate or minimize health problems which impair learning

Promote the highest degree of independent functioning possible

Promote student, staff and community awareness of and participation in healthy behaviors

Participate in emergency disasters/shelters as per Local health department/American Red Cross training and guidelines.

VI. The school nurse will provide:

Standards of Care

Assessment: Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the client's health or situation

Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues

Outcomes Identification: Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the client or situation

Planning: Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes

Implementation: Implements the identified plan through coordination of care, health teaching and health promotion and consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of others and effect change.

Evaluation: Evaluates progress towards attainment of outcomes

Standards of Professional Performance

Quality of Practice: Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice

Education: Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current school nursing practice

Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluates one's own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations

Collegiality: Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and school personnel as colleagues

Collaboration: Collaborates with the client, the family, school staff and others in the conduct of school nursing practice

Ethics: Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice

Research: Integrates research findings into practice

Resource Utilization: Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice on the planning and delivery of school nursing services

Leadership: Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession

Program Management: Manages school health services

Performance and Work Load Standards

At a minimum, the school nurse may be expected to:

Attend the New School Nurse Orientation and follow up session (new school nurses)

Address the six core functions as identified in the School Nurse Funding Initiative

Collect data for the NC DHHS School Health Nursing Survey and Program Summary (End of Year of Report)

Job Qualifications

Required: Registered nurse, currently licensed in North Carolina

A minimum of 3 years RN nursing experience dealing with young children and adolescents (ages 5 - 18)

Registered nurse working toward baccalaureate degree to be completed within 3 years of hire date

Baccalaureate-prepared registered nurse in nursing or health-related field (effective Jan. 15, 2009) working toward national school nurse certification with the stipulation that certification be completed within 3 years of hire date. In accordance of National Board Certification, it is recommended that the nurse sitting for the exam have 3 years of school nursing experience.

Required: School Nurse Certification within 3 years of hire date

Position Type:Full-Time