School Nurse

Position Title: School Nurse

Location: Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy – Upper School

Reports to: Headmaster

FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt

Great Hearts is now accepting applications for a School RN (K-12) for the 2026-2027 school year for Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy – Upper School located in Huntersville, NC . This position will support grades 7-12 but will also serve as a regional coordinator and health oversight for all Bonnie Campuses. Candidates must be willing to undergo a background check.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serves as the direct link between physicians, families, and community health care services and agencies to enhance the quality and continuity of health care for all students.

• Assumes the responsibility of appropriate intervention, management, and/or referral of all students.

• Provides relevant health instruction, counseling, and guidance to students, parents, teachers, and others concerning a variety of acute, chronic health problems, first aid, diseases, and other health related topics.

• Secures and maintains appropriate health office staffing; cover vacancies as needed.

• Upholds professional standards, laws pertaining to health and/or nursing care and district policies.

• Assists the school staff/administration in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating school health programs.

• Completes all state required screenings along with supportive documentation and compilation of reports. Provides reports to Director of Health Services.

• Delegates tasks according to the state board of nursing and the state Nurse Practice Act (NPA).

• Oversees care provided by Health Aides and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel for up to two campuses.

• Assists school personnel in establishing safe and sanitary conditions in the schools.

• Collaborates with parents and other care providers in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care and related school health activities.

• Utilizes established nursing process to assess, analyze, plan, implement, record and evaluate all nursing care.

• Implements school policies regarding communicable disease and infection including exclusion and readmission of students.

• Communicates reportable communicable disease outbreaks to local county health department and Director of Health Services.

• Monitors chronic illnesses and other health problems in students by preparing, implementing and evaluating nursing care plans when appropriate.

• Provides for the performance of physical assessment of children on an as-needed basis.

• Advises school staff regarding modification of educational programs and/or environment to meet health needs of individual students.

• Advises teachers and other supervisory staff on students with special health needs

• Identifies and reports suspected child abuse and neglect per applicable laws and school district policies.

• Monitors and records immunization data per applicable laws and school district policies.

• Assists with Behavioral Health crisis and reporting, serves as a resource for school personnel in navigating behavioral health crisis/emergencies, collaborates with teams and leads debriefings as needed.

• Attends committee meetings and conferences regarding health services and health curriculum.

• Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory and practice and participation in research.

• Participates in evaluation to assure quality of nursing care provided for student and staff.

• Must be able to move about campus in case of emergencies; may have to do some lifting and transporting of students.

• Must have ability to work independently and make sound judgments and decisions in a wide variety of situations under pressure.

• Other duties as assigned.

Candidates with the following skills will thrive as part of our growing team:

• Must be able to move about campus in case of emergencies; may have to do some lifting and transporting of students

• Must have the ability to work independently and make sound judgments and decisions in a wide variety of situations under pressure

• Knowledge of and adheres to all policies, procedures, regulations, and rules

Required Qualifications:

• Valid RN License required (must be licensed in the state of practice, if the practice state is part of the compact, a compact license will be accepted)

• Two years of nursing experience , school nursing experience preferred

• Current CPR Certification, AHA preferred

• Pass applicable background check

• Submit fingerprints through NCSBI

Preferred Qualifications:

• School Nurse Certification (may be required with 2 years of employment)

• Emergency and pediatric experience

Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy offers a competitive salary that is individually determined based on education and experience. We offer health benefits, paid time off, and 401k investment options including employer contributions.

US Work Authorization is required.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.

Travel required: May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.