Reporting to the Head of Upper School Student Life, The Head School Nurse serves as the leading health professional for the school community.  Responsible for managing and coordinating health services, the School Nurse communicates and collaborates with parents, students, school staff, and health providers outside the school.  A proactive approach to seeking and acquiring health-related information, and to sharing ideas and solutions with the community, is a critical responsibility of the School Nurse.  

We invite interested candidates to apply by completing an application and uploading a cover letter and resume at www.brearley.org/careers-at-brearley/.

Responsibilities Include:

• Oversee, with the support of a small team, the delivery of health and emergency care to students and staff in a two-building academic campus.
• Promote wellness and to serve as a health resource in the school setting. 
• Maintain and update student medical records regularly and annually.
• Protect and maintain students’ health by providing professional nursing services in accordance with Nursing Standards and NYS Licensing. 
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered and in writing by a treating physician.
• Identify and assess students’ health needs, implementing services, and evaluating plans of care that impact student learning and achievement or safety.
• Develop individual health care plans and modifications for students with special health care needs in accordance with the treating physician’s orders
• Monitor and educate faculty and staff regarding student allergies and medical conditions.
• Facilitate NY State-mandated immunization and communicable disease control requirements.
• Review and maintain accurate cumulative health records, including immunizations.
• Document health services provided, via electronic record-keeping, and communicate with administrators regarding any accidents.
• Act as a liaison between the school and home regarding student health issues.
• Act as a chaperone on occasional off-site class trips that require a nurse, and provide student health information for all trips
• Engage in anti-racism programming and initiatives.
• Manage supply orders and the Health Department budget
• Teach classes in health and sexuality and consult on education initiatives.
• Participate in regular meetings of the Counseling and Wellness Department.
• Participate in parent and/or faculty workshops.
• Participate as a member of the school’s Emergency Management Team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing or related field
• Minimum 5-7 years of nursing experience preferably in a high-volume setting. School Nurse experience preferred.
• Current certification in CPR/AED/First Aid
• Current NY State Mandated Reporter training
• Experience in pediatric or public health nursing
• A high degree of organization and flexibility
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Technological acumen and facility; familiarity with August Schools is a plus

About the Brearley School:

Founded in 1884, Brearley's mission has long combined outstanding academics with an insistence on a larger purpose: A passionate exchange of ideas within the School's walls that prepares girls of adventurous intellect and diverse backgrounds to put their knowledge and habits of mind to meaningful use in the wider world.

A center of intellectual exuberance, the School offers an extraordinary program to girls from across and beyond New York City, attracting and developing a dynamic and committed faculty, who, along with a talented staff, instill in Brearley students a love of learning, an ability to think critically and creatively, a deep curiosity about the world and a pioneering spirit. We believe that a Brearley education is not for oneself alone. Every member of our community plays a vital role in shaping the School today and for the future, cultivating the joy of lifelong learning and lasting friendships, the confidence to pursue one’s ambitions, and a commitment to the greater good. In pursuit of this goal, we actively strive to build, nurture, and sustain a diverse faculty and student body. We are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and antiracist/anti-bias school community, and we expect faculty, staff, students, parents, and trustees to pursue meaningful change through deliberate and measurable actions.

Brearley recently announced a “Free Tuition” program for families with incomes of $100,000 or less and without significant assets. Learn more by visiting our website.

Salary

The salary for this position ranges from $115,000 to $140,000, depending on experience.

Benefits

Benefits offered to eligible employees include a range of options for health insurance coverage with generous employer contributions across the plans; an HSA plan; pre-tax transit benefits; long-term disability insurance; a retirement plan that includes a school contribution starting at 10% of salary with no mandatory employee contribution; breakfast and lunch without charge; support for professional growth and development; and the opportunity to participate in a community based on collaboration, mutual care, and a commitment to the greater good.

The Brearley School is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to hiring exceptional, dedicated teachers of diverse backgrounds. We consider qualified individuals for employment with the School regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other state or federally-protected classification.

About The Brearley School

The Brearley School, an independent school for girls, was founded in 1884 to provide its students with a college-preparatory education equal in rigor to that of boys, and, in the words of the mission statement today, to prepare them for “active responsible citizenship in a democratic society.” Within a highly articulated 13-year curriculum, and with a 6:1 student-faculty ratio, teaching methods are varied, flexible and pragmatic, taking into account individual patterns of development and ways of learning. The School’s program is designed to challenge eager, able students intellectually, and to give each one the opportunity to gain competence, self-reliance and self-knowledge through academic achievement as well as experience in the visual and performing arts, sports, community service and a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Brearley’s K-12 enrollment is divided into Lower School, Middle School and Upper School, and consists of about 747 students from throughout the New York metropolitan area who represent a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and points of view.

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