Wayside Schools·Austin, Texas
The Campus Nurse provides direct health services to students, including screenings, first aid, and the development of student-centered health plans. They also collaborate with staff and families to ensure a safe, healthy environment while maintaining compliance with nursing standards and privacy regulations.
Hourly Rate: $53 per hour Location: REAL Learning Academy Elementary School
Wayside Schools is an open-enrollment, tuition-free Pre-K3-12th grade public charter school network that provides over 2,000 scholars across its four South Austin campuses with a rigorous International Baccalaureate education. Since 2012, Wayside Schools has striven to empower historically underserved scholars, providing them with the instructional experiences, academic skills, intellectual habits, and social and emotional competencies needed to become graduates from four-year colleges and universities, providing them with the access and opportunities they need to narrate their own futures and positively impact and empower the families and communities to which they belong.
The Campus Nurse (RN) will assist the campus with health services in accordance with the scope and practice defined by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) and Wayside Schools policies and federal/state law/regulations and mandates. The Campus Nurse will provide appropriate and timely direct health services to students and promote preventive health practices.
Qualifications: (Experience/Education/Certification):
Bachelor’s Degree: At least one year of related experience
Valid RN license issued by the Texas Board of Nurses (TBON)
Maintains certification in BLS for Healthcare Providers
Maintains state certifications for vision, hearing, spinal, and acanthosis nigricans screening
Understands and complies with HIPAA and FERPA regulations
CPR certified
1. Apply the nursing process when determining the physical and mental health status of students within the scope of practice defined by the BON.
2. Contribute to the education of students with special needs or chronic health conditions by reporting pertinent data to necessary stakeholders and assisting in the identification of problems, formulation of goals/outcomes, and development of student-centered health plans.
Focused assessment of student needs
Professional and timely communication of data obtained during the focused assessment
Provides safe, focused nursing care to students with predictable health care needs within the scope and practice defined by the BON.
Professional and timely communication of changes in student response to therapeutic interventions and expected outcomes.
3. Utilize clinical reasoning and follow policies and procedures when providing direct care to students, ensuring standards of nursing practice are always met.
4. Professionally document clinical activity and maintain a daily log of the nurse’s office visits and activities.
5. Utilize professional written, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills when communicating with students, staff, and parents.
6. Assist as part of the student’s education team, within the scope of practice outlined by the BON, by working with campus/district staff, parents, caregivers, medical providers and the student to meet the health, developmental, and educational needs of students.
7. Assist within the scope of practice outlined by the BON, in partnering with community health systems to provide services for students. Be informed of community health resources available to students and families. Continue to be up-to-date with referral and qualification requirements for community health resources.
8. Maintain confidentiality of student health information as dictated by HIPAA policy
9. Assist with implementing, monitoring, and promoting a safe and healthy environment, within the scope of practice outlined by the BON, by collaborating with staff, medical professionals, county/state/federal public health officials, and crisis management teams during disasters when first aid and sheltering may be required.
10. Utilize standard precautions when providing care. Maintaining a clean, orderly clinic that is appropriately stocked with approved supplies and standing-order medications.
11. Follow all Scopes and Standards of Nursing Practice. Follow all Rules and Regulations as set forth by the Texas Board of Nurses.
12. Follow the Educator Code of Conduct & all policies, procedures, laws, and State/Federal regulations.
13. Performs screening procedures as required by the Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Education Agency, and local district policy; these include but are not limited to hearing, vision, acanthosis nigricans, spinal screenings, and BMI calculation
Skill requirements: Knowledge of basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Knowledge of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, guidelines, and procedures
Knowledge of administrative support and file maintenance techniques
Knowledge of basic accounting principles
Skill in working with various types of equipment including, but not limited to personal computers, fax machines, calculators, printers, thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, audiometers, otoscopes, vision screening equipment, and other basic clinic equipment
Skill in working with word processing and spreadsheet computer applications
Skill in working in collaborative team-based environments
Meet schedule requirements and deadlines for reporting and charting
Maintain emotional control under stress; repetitive hand motions; biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases; must be able to lift and/or carry at least 20 lbs.
The foregoing statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job title. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities required.
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.
Wayside Schools has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.
In accordance with applicable laws and Wayside Schools policies, no person shall be excluded from consideration for recruitment, selection, appointment, training, promotion, retention, or any other personnel action, or be denied any benefits or participation in any educational programs or activities which it operates on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status (except where age, sex, or disability constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration).
All new employees must present proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
Market context
Texas school support staff roles often see steady demand because districts need licensed professionals to cover student health needs, compliance tasks, and day-to-day campus support. For RN positions, competition usually centers on active Texas licensure, CPR/AED and required screenings, plus any prior school nursing experience and comfort with Microsoft Office. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform against the original posting, then confirm your credentials and school-health experience before applying.