School Nurse FTE 1.0
SCHOOL NURSE
Location | Madison, WI
Reports To | Chief Operating Officer
One City Schools is growing! We are looking for an experienced, innovative, energetic, inspiring and nurturing School Nurse who has the passion and commitment for working with young children, and their parents and school staff. This is a full-time position with competitive pay, benefits and other perks. If you are ready to help lead an inspiring and positive revolution in school health, please apply today.
DEADLINE TO APPLY - Ongoing, Until Filled
BACKGROUND ON ONE CITY SCHOOLS
One City Schools is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization that provides high quality educational opportunities for young children. Our mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures young children are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation. Our vision is of a Greater Madison community where there are no persistent achievement and opportunity gaps, and where all children are prepared to contribute and succeed as adults. To this end, One City’s goal is to ensure young children are prepared to read, compute and succeed at grade level by the time they reach first grade. More importantly, we aim to partner with families and the broader community to cultivate children who become free, global and deep thinkers, curious learners, effective problem solvers, humanitarians, happy people and young people who care about the world around them.
Currently, One City operates three schools: One City Preschool, an accredited 5-star preschool serving children ages 1 - 3 and One City Elementary School, a public charter elementary school that presently enrolls children in 4K through fourth grade. One City Preparatory Academy, serving scholars from Grade 5-7 with the addition of 8th grade in 2024-2025. Both the Elementary and Preparatory Academy are in one building at 1707 W Broadway on the border between Madison and Monona, on a 13.5 acre campus and 160,000 square foot building currently undergoing renovations.
One City Preschool is accredited by the City of Madison and was awarded 5 (of 5) stars through Wisconsin's YoungStar Child Care Rating System. Our Preschool was awarded Best of Madison in Child Care in 2018.
One City Elementary School (OCES) is a unique, two-generation public school, authorized by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, that provides a tuition-free education to children in grades 4K through Grade 4 on the border of Madison and Monona and works directly with families to ensure children are learning, inspired and making solid progress. We also have a longer school year (219 days vs 180 days in traditional public schools) and a longer school day (8:00 am to 4:30 pm daily), including co-curricular learning academies in Sports, Fitness, STEM and Creative and Performing Arts.
OCES is also an EL Education Network School, offering the highly regarded Expeditionary Learning curriculum in kindergarten through fourth grade (and eventually through grade 6). Our 4K program is built exclusively around the AnjiPlay program from Anji, China. AnjiPlay will also serve as a supplement to children in Kindergarten and above as well.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
One City’s School Nurse will develop, manage and coordinate our school's health services program based on requirements established by school by local, state and national regulations and statues. They will maintain and operate our school clinic, educate our staff, parents and volunteers, and will supervise University of Wisconsin-Madison nursing students who are assigned to our school for their community education practicum each semester. Specific performance responsibilities include:
- Develops policies, procedures and work standards for school health program.
- Monitors compliance of school health program with federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies.
- Initiates program changes as needed.
- Manages program allotment efficiently.
- Prepares health reports for supervisor, board of education and health department.
- Collaborates with other child-support agencies in designing and providing a school health program.
- Act as a liaison between the school, home health department professionals, and other community agencies.
- Orient the staff and teach specific medical procedures for the evaluation and maintenance of the medically involved student in the classroom. Serves as a resource person on health issues.
- Negotiates professional and medical services essential to the school health program.
- Provides first aid care and medically prescribed services.
- Maintains security of school health supplies.
- Provides staff development on health-related topics for school staff and volunteers. Coordinate presentations by various agencies and professionals on pertinent health care topics for school staff.
- Follow procedures for suspected cases of child abuse and neglect.
- Screens and conducts health appraisals for students and staff.
- Provides follow-up evaluations on students as required.
- Recommends corrective action where problems are identified.
- Conducts home visits when appropriate.
- Corresponds with parents on health needs of children.
- Records immunizations, health findings, and other relevant health data.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong commitment to the mission, vision, goals and objectives of One City, and to working to with young children from diverse racial/cultural populations and their families.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited nursing program required. Must be licensed as a registered nurse in Wisconsin.
- Minimum two (2) years nursing experience in community health, pediatrics, emergency care of a physician’s office.
- Active Basic Life Support BLS CPR/AED for Healthcare Providers.
- Considerable knowledge of medical disorders and treatment, and of child growth and development.
- Working knowledge of public health problems and procedures for treatment in coordination with other health and social service agencies.
- Working knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations affecting the delivery of school health services.
- Excellent judgment, communication and creative problem-solving skills.
- Energetic, flexible, collaborative and proactive.
- Requires standing, sitting, repetitious hand and body movements, simple grasping, pushing pulling, fine motor and gross motor skills, bending, lifting, squatting, kneeling, climbing, and reaching. Ability to lift students as required and has the stamina to stand all day, every day of the week as needed.
- Ability to regularly and routinely lift and push at least 50 pounds.
- Completion of a background check required.
- Valid Wisconsin Driver’s License (or ability to obtain one before start date)
- Be at least 18 years of age.
COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION
One City offers market competitive salaries and wages with comprehensive health benefits to all full-time employees. Compensation will be consistent with One City’s approved compensation plan as stipulated by the Board of Directors. Benefits include:
- Generous time off program, including 18 Days of paid time off and holidays
- Health benefits (medical, dental and vision)
- 401K with employer match of 5.9%
- Voluntary Benefits (Supplemental Life, Accident, Short Term Disability, etc.)
- Children automatically admitted to Senior Preschool
- 25% of tuition for first child enrolled in One City’s Junior Preschool (ages 1 to 3) and 10% for 2nd child
- Life Insurance and Long-term Disability
- Investment in Professional Growth and Development
- Employee Assistance Plan
Compensation will be consistent with One City’s approved compensation plan as stipulated by the Board of Directors.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
One City is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all team members and applicants, and to maintaining a work environment in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity.
COVID-19 considerations:
Currently, 100% of our students are learning in-person. We have very effective COVID-19 health protocols to protect our students, employees and volunteers, including onsite testing, masking and daily screening.