Lower School Campus Nurse at The Harker School

About the Employer

The Harker School is a coeducational, nonsectarian, college preparatory school serving TK through grade 12. Harker has three campuses (lower, middle, and upper schools) located within minutes of San Jose. For more than 100 years, Harker's mission has remained constant: to create an environment that promotes academic excellence, inspires intellectual curiosity, expects personal accountability, and forever instills a genuine passion for learning. We are tremendously proud of our century-old tradition of excellence in education and the international recognition our students, faculty, and programs have earned. We believe the best way to prepare our students is to provide the best academic and extracurricular programs possible. Harker provides a challenging and balanced education. The Harker experience comprises the following cornerstones: students and families, teachers, curriculum, and the learning environment, including inspiring facilities. The Harker School is in the Santa Clara Valley of California. We enjoy 300-plus days of sunshine per year, a perfect climate to take advantage of our beautiful mountain ranges, great for hiking, camping, and biking. We’re just a short drive to Santa Cruz, where one can enjoy being by the ocean and among the beautiful redwood trees. Santa Clara is home to a variety of startup companies and tech giants. We are fortunate to live in a diverse community with various socioeconomic backgrounds, religious beliefs, and cultural identities.

Job Summary

Job Summary

We are looking for a dynamic, committed, flexible and fun nurse to complete our nursing team. You will feel supported, valued and look forward to coming to work every day. The open position on our team is for a full-time registered nurse for our lower school, serving 620 students in grades K – 5. The lower school nurse works in the health office, providing direct care for both students and employees. The nurse will evaluate, treat, and medicate sick or injured students and coordinate care with parents, teachers and counselors. Primary Responsibilities • Assess and treat student and colleague health concerns • Coordinate, oversee and administer COVID-19 testing • Liaise between internal constituents: Colleagues, students, parents and families • Liaise between external constituents: Santa Clara and California Departments of Public Health and students’ physicians • Oversee operations of the Health Office, including health form compliance and COVID-19 protocols • Communicate calmly, compassionately and professionally with parents and families regarding health-related issues • Collect, update and maintain health information on students in Magnus Health • Ensure all students are compliant and up-to-date with required immunizations • Medicate students using over-the-counter medications in accordance with the parents’ written permission • Collaborate and consult with colleagues as necessary on matters concerning health and safety • Work under the direction of the Director of Health Services and work as a team with her/him, the school nurses at upper and middle school and our substitute school nurses

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