Number of Positions : 1
Salary: $38,321 - $52,530, commensurate with experience, additional degree and nursing stipends will apply
Location: F. Donald Myers Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Work Hours: Monday - Friday ; 8:00A - 2:30P
WSWHE BOCES is seeking a School Nurse(220 day) to join our team! The School Nurse is a key part of our school community, providing compassionate care and support to students and staff. This role goes beyond medical care, it's about fostering a safe, healthy, and inclusive environment where students can thrive. If you're a dedicated nursing professional who enjoys working with children and collaborating with educators, this is a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact. You'll play a vital role in promoting wellness, managing health needs, and ensuring our school remains a safe place for learning.
Delivery of Health Services
Protecting and maintaining students' health by providing professional nursing services in accordance with Nursing Standards and NYS Licensing.
Providing NY State-mandated and annual screening programs including vision, hearing, weight and scoliosis.
Facilitating NY State-mandated immunization and communicable disease control requirements.
Identifying and assessing students' health needs, implementing services, and evaluating plans of care which impact student learning and achievement or safety.
Participating as members of the school's multidisciplinary team, interpreting medical data and writing objectives for the health component of the IEP and/or 504 plan.
Acting as liaison between home and school, and community providers for medical issues, including visiting students at home.
Identifying and reporting school building safety or environmental issues which impact student or staff health to the building administrator.
Participating as members of the school's Emergency Management, Health and Safety and Crisis Response Teams.
Prepares and maintains health records for students, including reports as needed.
Arranges for transportation of a sick or injured student or staff member to hospital, physician's office, or home, in cases of emergencies.
Communicate concerns related to student and staff health and safety to appropriate staff and administration.
Information Management
Documenting health services provided in accordance with the NYS Nurse Practice Act.
Maintaining current pertinent health data for each student by periodic review and documentation on the individual student electronic and paper health records.
Completing student and staff insurance/accident reports.
Initiating and documenting health surveillance programs as needed and recording, compiling and reporting aggregate student health information as required by NYS Department of Health.
Preparing and monitoring the Health Office budget.
Health Education
Promoting an environment that is positive, student-centered, and differentiated to meet the needs of all learners.
Providing staff and community educational opportunities as needed.
Professional Development/Community Involvement
Developing and pursuing individual professional growth plans which may include: in-service workshops, graduate courses, conferences and collegial learning.
Participating in research and data collection involving School Nursing and Health Education.
Job Qualifications
ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Graduation from a school of nursing approved by the State Education Department from a course approved by such a department as qualifying for Registered Professional Nurse.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS:
- Eligibility for a license issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse. Possession of the license at the time of appointment.
CALENDAR of EMPLOYMENT:
Dates of employment include the school year calendar as approved by the Board of Education plus additional days for a total of 220 days. The additional 34 days will be specific to the dates of the Extended School Year (ESY) and preparation for ESY and opening of school. Dates will be identified each year specific to the ESY and school year calendars.
The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officer(s) will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The WSWHE BOCES Civil Rights Compliance Officers are: Katelynn Attanasio and David Ashdown, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, 267 Ballard Road, Suite 5, Wilton, NY 12831. phone: (518) 581-3372, email: [email protected] or [email protected]. Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005- 2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: [email protected].
Application Deadline:09/04/2026
Civil Service Title: School Nurse - 220 Day
