OFFICE OF SCHOOLS
Traditional 190 work days per year
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $24.865 - $29.838/hour
** Please note: This is a continuous job posting seeking multiple candidates for positions available throughout the 2024-2025 school year. **
Essential Functions and Objectives:
Administers and manages activities within a specific area of responsibility. Serves as the subject matter expert and applies gained knowledge to execute, maintain and improve systems, programs, or processes. The LPN, under the direction and supervision of the RN, accomplishes the goals and objectives of the Health Services Program.
- Provide nursing care for the health needs of students.
- Administer medications and perform nursing procedures with RN supervision and according to DPS Medication Administration Protocol.
- Respond to medical emergencies in a timely manner.
- Participate in the identification process of children with health needs.
- Follow the health care plan (IHP) created by the RN.
- Maintain student records.
- Conducts and coordinates mandated vision and hearing screenings.
- Ensures compliance with related laws and policies, such as reporting suspected child abuse, immunizations, and Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) laws.
- Monitor and report infectious diseases.
- Maintains and submits data for annual and monthly reports.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
- A minimum of three (3) years of clinical nursing experience and/or previous experience as an LPN at a school.
Required/Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Proficiency with Google Suite.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to accurately record, transfer, and present information in an organized manner.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Works collaboratively with others on a team.
- Aptitude for variety and changing expectations in a fast-paced environment with the ability to remain calm in an emergency situation.
- Knowledge of District, county, and state health regulations.
- Ability to meet District standards for physical and mental health.
- Demonstrates respect for children, teenagers, and adults with different systems and beliefs.
- Preferred Bilingual skills in English and Spanish
Education Requirements:
- High School Diploma/GED required.
- Must be a graduate of an approved Practical Nursing Education Program which is regulated by each state board of nursing and possess an LPN license with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).
- BLS CPR Certified
Additional Information:
- Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.