Nurse

Nurse (2026-27 school year)

Position Type:

Student Support Services/School Nurse

Date Posted:

2/10/2026

Location:

LOVINGTON CENTRAL OFFICE

Date Available:

07/20/2026

Closing Date:

Until Filled

Additional Information:
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POSITION:
School Nurse

Primary

Purpose:

To strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of all children, and promoting an optimal level of wellness for all students and staff. The major focus of school nursing services is to provide the fullest possible educational opportunity for each student by minimizing absence due to illness and injury through prevention, early detection, correction and appropriate referral of health problems.

Qualifications (Education/Certification):

* New Mexico School Nurse licensure by the Public Education Department.

* Current RN licensure by the State Board of Nursing.

* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or a health-related field.

* Minimum of two years RN experience.

* Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

* Valid driver's license.

Essential

Responsibilities and Duties:

* Establish and maintain a comprehensive school health program that promotes health and prevents illness and injury.

* Administer first aid to students and staff members.

* Evaluate students' complaints of illness and make decisions about them utilizing the nursing process.

* Collect information about the health and development status of students in a systematic and continuous manner.

* Monitor compliance with immunization requirements:

* Understand state laws, regulations, and rules that require schools to collect immunization history.

* Notify parents when students need to acquire additional vaccinations.

* Report immunization data to local and state-level agencies as appropriate.

* Serve as a resource to families regarding community clinics where immunizations may be obtained.

* Administer vaccines to students with appropriate parent/guardian consent while following all "Vaccines for Children" program rules and regulations.

* Make referrals to health agencies when appropriate:

* Establish a network of support services outside the school where students, staff, and families can be referred.

* Coordinate school and community health activities and serve as a liaison between the home, school, and community.

* Recommend provisions for a school environment conducive to learning.

* Recommend provisions for a school environment conducive to learning.

* Participate in the health instruction program:

* Serve as a resource person to the classroom teacher and administrator in health instruction.

* Provide for both formal and informal health education/counseling for students, parents, and staff.

* Teach skills as they relate to child development and the health needs of children.

* Plan, implement, and supervise school health screening programs (vision, hearing, etc.) in accordance with state and district requirements and recommendations.

* Alert school administrators to health trends and problems.

* Maintain and update cumulative health records.

* Participate as the health team specialist on the child education evaluation team to develop the Individual Education Plan (IEP).

* Plan and implement school health management protocols for the child with special health needs, including the administration of medicine.

* Secure parent permission and physician authorization for medication administration in accordance with school policy. Establish a quality control system for the administration and documentation of medications.

* Maintain, evaluate, and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students.

* Participate in home visits as needed to assess the family's needs as related to the child's health.

* Develop procedure and provide crisis intervention for acute illness, injury, and emotional disturbances for students and staff.

* Promote and assist in the control of communicable diseases:

* Monitor students and adult populations for communicable disease symptoms.

* Educate students and staff in basic hygiene and on the use of Universal Precautions and OSHA regulations.

* Coordinate care of communicable…