School Nurse
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
RN
Posted Aug 25 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- Days
- Hours a week
- 12
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days · 12 hours
- Term
- Local Contract
- Setting
- School
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Louisiana is $32/hr, across 50 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Function
The School Nurse performs multiple duties related to the health functions of JCFA. The Nurse is responsible for the record keeping, state reporting and administering medication and First Aid.
Minimum
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Qualifications
RN licensed in the states of Louisiana. Minimum of two years nursing experience and computer literacy.
Essential Functions
- Provides medically prescribed interventions, including medication administration (based on Louisiana state regulations), and provides care to ill children on a daily basis, including first aid to injured students and staff.
- Maintains comprehensive school health records
- Administers or coordinates vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening. Refers for follow up evaluation when needed
- Assists with school registration and interprets health requirements.
- Assists in the development of individualized student health care plans.
- Participates in student centered school team meetings, as appropriate.
- Acts as a resource for health education for JCFA students
- Enters Student information into the state’s Immunization Database (LINKS)
- Files and catalogs student information regarding health related issues
- Maintains accurate records of student health information
- Creates health protocol for contagious diseases school wide
- Works in coordination with the school counselor in identifying psycho-social needs and implementation of action plan
- Assures that all student files have the required information for health purposes
- Conducts annual training: CPR, First Aid, Infection Control, Medication Administration, etc.
- Assists with other duties associated with the COVID pandemic
Other tasks as approved by the Executive Director
Compensation and Schedule
Daily activities will be provided based on the above list, as needed or required
$45-50 an hour
12-14 hours a week, 48-52 hours a month between the hours of 9:00AM and 12:30PM
Job Types: Part-time, Contract Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour
Experience
- Nursing: 2 years (Preferred)
License/
Certification
- RN License (Required)
Ability to Commute
- Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Requirements
- RN licensed in the states of Louisiana. Minimum of two years nursing experience and computer literacy.
- Essential Functions
- Assists with school registration and interprets health requirements.
- Participates in student centered school team meetings, as appropriate.
- Acts as a resource for health education for JCFA students
- Enters Student information into the state’s Immunization Database (LINKS)
- Files and catalogs student information regarding health related issues
- Creates health protocol for contagious diseases school wide
- Works in coordination with the school counselor in identifying psycho-social needs and implementation of action plan
- Assures that all student files have the required information for health purposes
- Conducts annual training: CPR, First Aid, Infection Control, Medication Administration, etc.
Place
- City
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Rent against this pay
- 43% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $49,994/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% below the national average
$1,067 median rent against $2,496 a month at $48/hr for 12 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Baton Rouge area index 90.8, where 100 is the national average.
Louisiana's capital blends Southern charm, riverfront views along the Mississippi, and a lively culture fueled by LSU, Creole cuisine, and nearby festivals. Nurses relocating here find a mid-size metro with teaching hospitals, a warm climate, and an easy drive to New Orleans for weekend escapes.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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