School Nurse - RN
We currently have a vacancy at our high school for a Registered Nurse, (RN). Located in the Capital District of upstate New York, Cohoes City School District has a total enrollment of over 2,000 students. Why choose Cohoes? We are a small city school district with a warm, welcoming atmosphere that offers big opportunities and collaborative relationships where colleagues come together to help each other out.
This position differs from many “typical” nursing assignments: The daily work schedule is a 7-hour day, Monday through Friday, during the “school year” which is 10 months or 183 scheduled work days. This schedule mirrors the “school” time-off calendar of holidays and recess periods (and snow days!). We offer excellent benefits that include a generous sick leave accrual (with the opportunity for a retirement incentive), an excellent health, dental and vision care with a health buy-out provision and participation in the NYS Employees Retirement system.
This position is a professional position located in Cohoes High School and is responsible for performing routine nursing services for students. Duties include, among others, assessing for illness/injury and providing emergency treatment, preparing and maintaining school health records, administering prescribed treatments and performing health screenings as necessary. Develops supportive relationships with students and advances positive school culture. Performs other duties as assigned.
We invite highly qualified applicants to apply to this vacancy for a School Nurse.
Requirements are graduation from a school of nursing approved by the State Education Department from a course approved as qualifying for Registered Professional Nurse. Must be eligible for a license issued by NYS to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse and hold a license at the time of appointment.
Please apply to this vacancy by submitting a resume and cover letter to hrpostings@cohoes.org
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $41,220 (Base with no experience) depending upon experience for the 10 month period.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $32.18 per hour
Expected hours: 35 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Pediatrics
- Sports Medicine
- Urgent Care
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Cohoes, NY 12047 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Cohoes, NY 12047: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person