2026/2027 School Year Position: School Nurse Posting Date: May 28, 2026 Internal Closing Date: June 3, 2026 General Closing Date: June 15, 2026/Until filled Compensation: Hourly
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Alternative requirements that may be appropriate and acceptable to the Board of Education may be considered. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform necessary medical procedures on students.
- Provides acute, chronic, episodic and emergency health care, assessment of student's health status, identification of health problems that may affect educational achievement, development of health care plans, administration of medicines and health promotion as well as consultation to administration/staff pertaining to health care issues.
- Assesses student health needs and administers or delegates health-related tasks in accordance with the DESPA contract.
- Ensures Compliance of the school health program with federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies.
- Participates as an active member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Works as a liaison between staff, parent(s), student and physician as it relates to medical issues.
- Works as a liaison between the medical community and the school.
- Assist in the development and revision of emergency care plans and health care plans for students.
- Provide staff training on the implementation of student’s medical and health care needs.
- Follows emergency care plans and health care plans for students.
- Administers, records and monitors medications for students.
- Provides first aid care and medically prescribed services.
- Maintains security of school health supplies and student medications specific to the students assigned.
- Serves as a resource person on health issues.
- Provides follow-up evaluations on students as required.
- Corresponds with parents on the health needs of children.
- Monitors student health/medical plan records immunizations, health findings and other relevant health data.
- Reports all appropriate communicable diseases to his or her immediate supervisor and the Health Department.
- Provides families with communications that are related to identifying cases of communicable diseases discovered in the school building.
- Evaluates students and staff for wellness or sickness
- Maintains and inventories necessary medical supplies for individual students
- Adheres to professional, ethical and legal standards of practice
- Medicaid billing
- Other Duties as assigned
Education and/or Experience:
Associates or Bachelor’s Degree from an approved nursing program.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Registered Nurse License Driver’s License – (MI) Basic Life Support (BLS) / First Aid Certified Method of Application Internal candidates - Must submit a letter of interest to Anne Nakon at nakona@dexterschools.org and Barb Leonard at leonardb@dexterschools.org by 4:00 PM on the internal closing date. External candidates - Must complete the online application located on the Dexter Community Schools website. NOTE: This position will be posted internally and externally at the same time. No external candidates will be considered until all internal obligations have been met. The Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes"), in its educational programs and activities, including employment opportunities.
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