Registered School Nurse

Blytheville Public Schools

Job Title : Registered School Nurse Wage / Hr Status : Nonexempt

Reports to : Principal, Assistant Principal Paygrade : Classified

Dept. / School : Assigned Campus Revised : April 04, 2025

Primary Purpose :

The school nurse is a registered professional nurse licensed in the state of Arkansas who works in the school setting to strengthen and facilitate the educational process through direct services to students in the area of healthcare and medication management. The school nurse serves to advance the well-being and academic success of students' health promotion and direct intervention and case management with potential and existing health issues.

Qualifications :

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing education program
• Valid registered nurse license to practice professional nursing in Arkansas from the State Board of Nurse Examiners
• Active BLS certification

Experience :

Evaluation :

The nurse will be evaluated on an annual basis by a building level administrator and / or designee.

Major responsibilities and Duties :

Provide health assessments and related records maintenance :

Working Conditions :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made if necessary

Mental Demands

Maintain emotional control under stress; subject to deal with a variety of stressful situations as they arise

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand and move throughout the facility. Duties also typically include considerable walking, standing, stooping, bending, and moderate lifting. Physical intervention may be required at times to manage student behavior; normal office environment as well as inside and outside duties; occasional district wide and statewide travel; frequent prolonged and irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required.