Healthroom Nurse - Elementary - Part-time (0.5 FTE)

Position:  Healthroom Nurse - Elementary - Part-time (0.5 FTE)
Location:  Bradford Heights Elementary
Pay Rate:  $29.67 per hour
Schedule:  7.5 hours per day, 2.5 days per week Monday - Friday (scheduled work days TBD); 8:20 AM - 3:50 PM; 90 school days per year following Board-approved calendar
Benefit Eligible: No
Effective Date: Beginning of 2026-2027 school year; approx. August 25, 2026

Are you passionate about helping ALL students learn in a collaborative environment? If so, we may have the career for you! Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for a certified P/T Healthroom Nurse (LPN or RN) for the 2026-2027 school year. This position will be located at Bradford Heights Elementary.

At DASD, we are committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence in education. As a diverse district, we continually seek ways to strengthen our educational environment. We believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of staff who bring various backgrounds and perspectives. Our ability to create and maintain a climate of respect is critical to attaining the best teaching and learning environment. If you want to be part of our "Downingtown Proud" team - please apply! Help us with our mission to educate all students to meet the rigorous challenges of a global society.

At the Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who: 

• Communicate openly to build relationships and trust
• Partner with team members to see the TEAM succeed
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and seek ongoing opportunities for growth
• Embrace and support a safe and inclusive environment
• Eagerly and enthusiastically support student learning
• Strive to be kind and reflective
• Focus on the solution and put people first
• Lead by example!

Job Summary:  The Healthroom Nurse will deliver healthcare services primarily at Bradford Heights Elementary, with potential coverage at other district locations when necessary. Collaborating daily with the Certified School Nurse, this role encompasses providing care to students, staff, and faculty.

Qualifications:  To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.  The qualification requirements listed below represent minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skills and/or ability necessary.

• LPN or RN, current state license
• Accurate record keeping skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good clerical skills, including basic office computer skills
• Attains and maintains current CPR/First Aid certification
• Working knowledge of health care service and/or experience in health care field beneficial
• Required to handle medical supplies and is subject to infectious diseases
• Proficiency in the use of technology for individual and system management, communication, and research
• Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal recordcheck requirements
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• Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.

Duties & Responsibilities:  (Abbreviated - Please review the attached job descriptions for more details on these specific opportunities)

• Provides medical care: administers student care prescribed in standing orders; provides first aid care for accidental injuries; handles life-threatening emergency situations following standard procedures and/or established practices in absence of CSN, i.e. allergic reactions to bee stings, diabetic coma, seizures; assesses and reports medical illness and injury to CSN, parents, and classroom teacher; checks for contagious diseases; administers medication to students following district procedure; handles students' diabetes care; evaluates peak flow assessment and provides nebulizer treatment when prescribed by physician.