School Nurse

About KIPP Nashville Public Schools

KIPP Nashville Public Schools is a network of high‑performing, free, open‑enrollment K‑12 schools that has served Nashville since 2005. Part of the acclaimed KIPP Network, it educates more than 100,000 students nationwide and supports learners from Pre‑Kindergarten through college, career and beyond. Through the KIPP Forward program, the team helps students identify their highest career aspiration and develop the skills and confidence to pursue their dreams.

KIPP Nashville currently operates 4 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools, educating over 3,000 students in the Nashville metropolitan area. The mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose and build a more just world, guided by the core values of GROWTH, TEAM, and SHINE.

This is a temporary role from February to May. The School Nurse will support the student health needs across the KIPP Nashville school community, either at a designated school or supporting multiple schools. The nurse reports to the Director of Student Health and works closely with the school‑based Principal and Director of Operations to prepare for and respond to student and school health needs, playing a key role in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for students.

• Works to remove, modify, or reduce health‑related barriers to learning
• Provides well‑student care, health care, first aid, immunizations, and assistance to students at their school; creates a comforting and nurturing environment for ill students
• Provides daily, individual care to students, including managing daily medications, administering doctor‑prescribed medications, and helping students with physical disabilities
• Advises the Director of Operations and other school staff regarding initiatives, processes, and systems necessary to ensure a healthy school community
• Builds emergency preparedness plans and trains all staff on them
• Communicates with families around student wellness and health concerns
• Participates in necessary student health events that may occur on non‑school days, e.g., New Student Registration
• Performs screenings for scoliosis, vision, hearing, height, weight, and/or other conditions and makes referrals and follow‑up
• Completes, updates, and maintains student records (accident reports, health records) and submits reports; manages the systems for student health paperwork
• Ensures 100% collection of student health documentation for incoming new students
• Maintains physical student health files and ensures they are organized and up‑to‑date
• Audits student health files annually
• Transfers all health materials and necessary information for student transfers between campuses
• Maintains the security of confidential information
• Collects and maintains student incident forms, ensuring all parties document pertinent details
• Collaborates with school staff to create and maintain wellness programming to support healthy opportunities for students
• Maintains all mandated COVID protocols and holds staff and students accountable to those health protocols

• Minimal physical exertion required: sitting, standing, and walking
• Light work: exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects
• Possible travel between schools for coverage

Required Qualifications Current non‑restricted TN licensure as a Registered Nurse is required; B.S.N. preferred; 2 years or more in nursing; current BLS, First Aid, and AED certification;
Associate or Nursing Diploma with pediatric experience, BSN a plus. Licensed or eligible for RN licensure in Tennessee. Experience in a pediatric setting preferred.

• Knowledge of evaluation plans and treatment of clients with a variety of illnesses and injuries.
• Ability to apply current nursing research and theory to daily practice.
• Skill in patient care and in the use of medical equipment utilized in the area of assignment.
• Ability to plan and effectively communicate by clearly presenting healthcare‑related information and responding to questions from both individuals and groups.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive and productive interpersonal relationships with co‑workers, patients, patient families, and school administrators.

Competitive hourly rate, $30‑$34 per hour, commensurate with experience. The role is non‑exempt from overtime (eligible for overtime). Schedule is typically Monday through Friday, day shift.

The role has a competitive hourly rate, is paid hourly, and is non‑exempt from overtime. The position is full‑time and commensurate with experience.