Campus Nurse

$60k Per Year DOE (Depends on Experience) Position range in Val Verde County $59k - $81k Per Year Campus Nurse

HERITAGE ACADEMY CHARTER

Occupation:

Registered Nurses

Location:

Del Rio, TX - 78840

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment

Posted:

04/27/2026 Positions available: 1

Source:

WorkInTexas

Web Site:

WorkInTexas Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Updated:

04/30/2026

Expires:

05/27/2026 Job #: 17006937 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite Full Time Education Bachelor's Degree Experience 1 Month(s) DL Required Schedule Full Time Job Type Regular Duration Permanent Employment Public Transit Available Help for . The campus nurse provides preventative health services to facilitate the student's optimal physical, mental, emotional, and social growth and development. Identifies problems and disabilities and provides such services as case finding, health education, referring, and care to help prevent serious health problems, which would later be more difficult and costly to address. Supports the education process by working to assure the health of the students.

Qualifications:

Education / Certification Qualified to practice as a licensed or registered nurse in the State of Texas and holds an unrestricted license. Certified in CPR or BLS (or obtain in the first 6 months) Experience Minimum of one (1) year experience in public health nursing, community health nursing, school nursing, school health nursing, or pediatric nursing. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) Knowledge of principles and practices underlying the special field of school health. Knowledge of current trends in nursing and of literature in the fields of school health. Knowledge of the organization and administration of other cooperating agencies. Knowledge of state and local laws relating to health and social issues. Ability to participate cooperatively in a program of school health nursing. Ability to exercise professional judgement in making decisions. Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with students, parents, administrators, and other school personnel, etc. Demonstrate a genuine interest in the student population and its health needs. Responsibilities and Duties Promotes and protects the optimal health status of school-age children. Provides health assessments. Screens and evaluates findings of deficits in vision, hearing, scoliosis, growth, etc. Observes the child for development and health patterns in making nursing assessments. Identifies abnormal health findings. Obtains a health history and develops and implements a student health plan. Interprets the health status of students to parents and school personnel. Initiates referral to parents, school personnel, or community health resources for intervention, remediation, and follow-through. Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, and school personnel, or health agencies. Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students. Maintains, evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students. Plans and implements school health management protocols. Participates in home visits to assess the family needs as related to the child's health. Develops procedures and provides for emergency nursing management for injuries / illnesses. promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases. Provides health education and anticipatory guidance. Provides direct health education and health counseling to assist students and families in making decisions on health and lifestyles that affect health. Participates in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of health by teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater responsibility for their own health. Counsels with students concerning problems such as pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and substance abuse to facilitate responsible decision-making practices. Serves as a resource person to the school staff members in health instruction. Coordinates school and community health activities and acts as a liaison health professional among the home, school, and community. Acts as a resource person in promoting health careers. Engages in research and evaluation of school health services to act as a change agent for school health programs and school nursing practices. Provides consultation in the formation of health policies, goals, and objectives for the school district. Where applicable, participates in the IEP plan development. Travel as required.

Equipment Used:

All equipment required to perform job duties and tasks previously described.