24-25 - Kennedy - School Nurse - 0.6 FTE (24 hpw)

Student & Staff Support

Kennedy Elementary

Minimum Annual Compensation: $48,656

MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic teacher applicants for openings for the 2023-2024 school year. The Madison Metropolitan School District actively seeks and encourages women and candidates of color to apply.

Becoming a Model School District
The Madison Metropolitan School District has a simple but bold vision - that every school will be a thriving school that prepares every student to graduate from high school ready for college, career and community. We know that vision doesn't come to life without the very best leaders throughout our district. Our strategy is captured in our strategic framework, and centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel at school. We have made major gains and are more resolved than ever to build on our progress.

We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders in every school. For more information on our teacher screening and selection process, please visit our TEACH Madison webpage.

About Our District
The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 27,000 students. More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools. Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.

Purpose of the Position

The school nurse is a core member of the school's integrated pupil services team: This team works collaboratively, in partnership with teachers, administrators, families, and community organizations, to design and deliver a comprehensive, coordinated, and customized system of student support. The primary purpose of this team is to create environments that maximize opportunities for learning and ensure that all students develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to achieve personal success as a college, career, and community ready individual.

As a member of the pupil services team, the school nurse is an advocate for educational equity, promotes the healthy development of the whole-child, and is a leader of systemic change within their school community.

At the core of integrated student services practices lie the following elements:

Data-based decision making for planning, delivery, and evaluation of our programs and services
Communication, consultation, and collaboration with students, families, staff and community partners
Advocacy and leadership to enable each student to be a healthy and successful learner
Adhering to professional standards that are respectful, confidential, individualized, developmentally appropriate, and culturally competent
Staying current with professional learning to maintain and develop competency reflecting evidence-based best practice

Essential Duties

Provide leadership in the development and evaluation of school-based health policies and procedures
Leadership and active participation on the Student Support and Intervention Team (SSIT)
Participate on the School-based Leadership Team (SBLT)
Develop Individualized Care Plans (IHP) and monitor interventions and outcomes
Develop Emergency Health Plans (EHP) for school staff to inform critical response and outline emergency procedures for students with life-threatening health conditions
Provide training and monitor the quality and safety of nursing interventions (including medication administration) delegated to non-nurse school staff (Delegation is defined as transferring the responsibility of performing a nursing activity to another person while retaining accountability for the outcome)
Serve as an active participation on Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 teams
Educate school staff about implications of chronic illness as it relates to school and academic success
Promote optimal attendance and engagement of students with chronic health conditions
Plan and implement systems for the safe and meaningful transitions of students with IHPs and EHPs between environments

Partner with families to coordinate primary and specialty care
Consult with and refer to community partners to assure safe and continued health care of students
Facilitate enrollment in BadgerCare for eligible students
Enroll eligible students in Primary Access for Kids

Provide formal classroom instruction (i.e. human growth and development)
Provide informal instruction during health office visits with students and families, including self-advocacy skills and health care literacy
Implement health promotion activities targeted to school-wide audiences
Provide group interventions consistent with tier 2 practices

In consultation with building principal, monitor environmental safety (i.e. playground, air quality, communicable disease and other potential hazards)
Participate in school planning for prevention and management of school violence, alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, and bullying
Ensure student compliance with Wisconsin immunization requirements
Monitor and manage episodes of building-based communicable disease, in accordance with MMSD health services guidelines
Plan, implement, and provide student follow-up for health screening programs at specified grades (vision, hearing, dental, mental health)

Serve as a member of the school crisis response team
Respond to all health emergencies in the school setting
Participate in school planning for emergency preparedness
Collaborate with other school team members to develop evacuation plans for students with mobility needs or other factors that require individual accommodations
Team with other student services staff on violence risk assessments (VRA) and suicide risk assessments (SRA)
Provide emergency treatment for anaphylaxis and severe asthma episode

Direct the provision of care by nurse assistant
Provide care for injuries and acute health concerns

Position Competencies

High Expectations For Every Student
Quality Instructional Practice
Cultural Competence
Data Proficiency
Team Collaboration
Student & Family Engagement
Resilience & Results Orientation
Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nursing from a university or college school of nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Official transcripts are required for formal employment.
Current valid license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of Wisconsin per Chapter 441, Wisconsin Statutes, and Section N2.04 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code
Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction (DPI) Nurse license must be obtained within 3 years of employment
Current CPR/AED certification
Basic Emergency Care Course - must complete within 6 months of employment or have completed within 3 years prior to employment
Experience working cross-culturally and/or commitment to work towards improving one's own cultural competence (i.e., valuing difference/diversity, recognizing personal limitations in one's skills and expertise, and having the desire to learn in these areas)

Desired Qualifications

Previous school nurse experience
2 to 3 years experience in a hospital or clinic setting
Master's prepared pediatric or family nurse practitioner with appropriate certification

Master's degree in nursing or other related field
National School Nurse Certification

Other Information

Ethics: School Nurses practice in accordance to the Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements for the School Nurse (NASN 2010).
American Nurses Association and National Association of School Nurses (2011). Scope and Standards of Practice: School Nursing (2nd Ed.).

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24-25 - Kennedy - School Nurse - 0.6 FTE (24 hpw)