School Nurse

This position offers a consistent schedule of one day per week, Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and is ideal for someone who wants to contribute their skills while working just a few hours each week.

Are you a compassionate healthcare professional who is passionate about student wellness, providing quality care, and making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people?

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School seeks a dedicated School Nurse to provide student care, promote health education, and support a safe, healthy learning environment. Join our mission-driven Jesuit community and use your clinical expertise and compassion to help students thrive.

JOB SUMMARY:

The School Nurse oversees the school's efforts to provide care for ill or injured students; provide health and wellness education and training to staff members, parents, and students; ensure school health policies and practices align with best practices; and comply with all state and local health requirements. All school nurse activities should align with Cristo Rey's Catholic and Jesuit mission.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assists school leadership in forming and updating health policies and procedures, including executing health-related protocols and responding to health emergencies.
2. Uses existing health resources to provide appropriate student care.
1. Provides for screening, referral, and follow-up action for student health concerns.
2. As needed, maintains, evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate students' individual needs. Helps to maintain student health records according to professional nursing standards.
3. Collaborates with parents, school personnel, and community health resources for intervention, remediation, and follow-through.
4. Develops, implements, and evaluates a plan of care or action for specific students to achieve expected outcomes, including a plan for administration of medication when needed,
5. Interprets the student's health status and plan of care for school personnel and plans for confidential communication and documentation of student health information, as needed.
3. Plans and helps to implement school health management protocols for students with chronic health problems, including developing an Individual Health Plan (IHP), as needed.
4. Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases through preventive immunization programs, early detection, health screenings, surveillance, and reporting of contagious disease.
5. When appropriate, provides health information to students and their families, and their medical provider as permitted, so that they are equipped to make health decisions.
6. Assist the Athletic Director and Finance/Operations Department with planning, implementing, and maintaining records for student and staff injury reports and protocols.
7. Collaborate with CWSP to ensure health practices and policies are applied to student deployment and work with corporate partners.
8. Serves as a resource person to the classroom teacher and administrator in health instruction and training, when needed.
9. Leads a committee to develop, revise, communicate, and implement the school's Wellness Plan for students, families, and staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• RN or LVN
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) is preferred but not required
• Up-to-date CPR and AED certification
• Maintain or obtain requisite licenses and certifications
• At least one year of experience as a school nurse is preferred but not required
• Technologically proficient
• Passion about mission
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About Cristo Rey Jesuit High School:

Cristo Rey Jesuit (CRJ) Milwaukee is part of a national network of 41 high schools that transform urban education through a unique integration of college-prep academics, professional experience, and spiritual formation, with a focus on students of limited financial means. As a private, Catholic, Jesuit high school serving 450 students, Cristo Rey Jesuit's mission is to provide an affordable Catholic secondary education with a college-prep curriculum and a Corporate Work Study Program to prepare graduates for success in college, work, and life.

Ready to join our team?

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As part of the application process, we will need:

• Your current resume.
• A cover letter highlighting your interest in the position and your readiness to take on the role.

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Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or national origin.