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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.

We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the nation’s top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That’s why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.

The School Health Nurse provides comprehensive school health nursing services, utilizing both in-person and virtual platforms, on a contractual basis to public school districts, charter schools, independent schools, early childhood and childcare centers, before and after school programs and camps. Practicing in the School Nurse Consultant (SNC) model, the nurse provides family-centered care as demonstrated by recognizing the child and family as a full partners in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs. The SNC aligns with local and state public health partners on community health promotion and disease prevention. The Program also provides support through consultation, referral information, training, delegation and supervision to unlicensed assistive personnel in school and childcare sites throughout the state. The program strives to support and facilitate the successful transition of children with complex health needs into the school and community environment and to promote partnerships between the Children's Hospital, the educational system, families and community programs.

Department: School Health Nursing
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Eligible for benefits - 1.0 FTE - Days - Serving Mapleton public schools and area programs.

Education: Bachelor of Science of Nursing (BSN)

Experience: 3 years in school nursing, public health, and/or pediatric primary care

Equivalency: None

Certification(s): Required completion of certification within first 3 years of employment of School Nurse (RN-BC) (ANCC) or National Certified School Nurse (NBCSN) or School Nurse Practitioner (SNP-BC) (ANCC);

BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire.

LICENSURE(S): Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license

A current Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Special Service Provider (SSP) license is not required to apply, but once hired, there is a 3-year induction period monitored by school health nurse leadership, and is renewed every 5 years

• School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non-routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

• Body Movement:
  • Will frequently stand/walk up to 12 hours per day.
  • Will frequently use hands while keyboarding and writing.
  • Will frequently sit up to 2-4 hours per day while accessing computer, talking on the telephone, and while attending meetings.
• Will frequently sit up to 2-4 hours per day while accessing computer, talking on the telephone, and while attending meetings.
• Will frequently stand/walk up to 12 hours per day.
• Will frequently use hands while keyboarding and writing.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

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Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to a best-in-class education benefit with 75+ tuition-free programs to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.