Registered School Nurse

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

1d•Onsite

About The Position

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective. Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World: In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment. THE OPPORTUNITY: Location: As Assigned Reports To: Director, Nursing and Health Services Compensation: Related Service Provider Salary Schedule Union: Cleveland Teachers Union 279 2026 - 2027 School Year The Registered Nurse/Licensed School Nurse (RN/LSN) is knowledgeable about and participates in the implementation of Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach in the educational setting. Based on the annual staffing plan, successful candidates may be assigned to direct multiple campuses. In general, RNs/LSNs report to the Director of Nursing and Health Services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or related field
Obtain AN Ohio Provisional School Nurse Certificate through completion of an approved program
Within 2 years, obtain a Licensed School Nurse Certificate
Effective communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of successful experience as a nurse
Successful experience as a public health or school nurse in an urban setting

Responsibilities

Contributes to the Student Support Team (SST) if applicable, 504 Plan and Evaluation Team Report (ETR), Multi-factored Evaluation (MFE), or Individual Education Plan (IEP) process
Acts as a liaison between health and academic success
Contributes towards recommendations of home tutoring needs
Bridges from health plan to educational goals/learning/plan
Teaches educational health standards
Participates effectively in school wellness and emergency preparedness
Recognizes Epidemiological patterns of symptoms, the implications, and develops a plan of intervention for the school community
Assesses and manages scholars' physical and mental health to support the educational process and enhance academic success
Keeps scholars in school and learning independently, and assesses the health and health care needs of scholars
Plans, implements, evaluates, and modifies a plan of care based on the scholar's assessment
Directs nursing tasks to the LPN
Analyzes, organizes, and interprets applicable data and makes appropriate decisions, which may include health referrals
Collaborates and communicates with the scholar, family, and others on the health care team
Bills Medicaid for eligible services
Participates in the building wellness team
Conducts advanced physical and mental health assessments
Develops individual health plans and communicates with appropriate staff and parents/caregivers
Develops emergency action plans and communicates with appropriate staff and parents/caregivers
Coordinates school health programs and, on specific campuses, supports the campus-level LPN with the coordination of the integrated health program
Demonstrates appropriate documentation and computer skills