Title: School Nurse
Location: CICS Bucktown- 2235 N Hamilton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Reports To: Principal
Salary: Starting at $55,000, commensurate with experience
Employee Type: Regular Full Time
Start Date: August 2026
Distinctive Schools creates diverse, joyful, welcoming communities rooted in social justice and rigorous learning. We support all learners to be engaged, curious, and to achieve their full potential. Our students become confident advocates, creative problem-solvers, and collaborative leaders.
Position Overview
A Distinctive Schools Nurse holds as their top priority the health, safety and medical well-being of the students and staff at the school. A Nurse will provide direct professional nursing services, first aid, illness and emergency care to students and staff in response to the nursing assessment and in accordance with professional standards, school policies and procedures, and state and local mandates.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct healthcare services, such as first aid, illness treatment, and emergency care to students
- Prepare health assessment on students
- Identify health problems, make referrals for diagnosis and treatment, develop educational modifications, provide follow-up and evaluation, and maintain appropriate documentation
- Provides counseling and follow-up services to students with disabilities as delineated in the IEP/504
- Follow up on homebound students needing related health care services
- Provide intervention in times of school crisis, i.e. death, suicide, traumatic events
- Initiate, encourage, and participate in health education programs for children
- Provide health counseling to parents of students with health conditions, and provide individual and group health counseling to students with health conditions
- Develop the medication protocol to safely store, administer, document, and monitor the effectiveness of the medication given at school
- Coordinate activities of local schools concerned with communicable disease regulations
- Assist with the State and Federal mandated screenings and provides follow-up for deficits in vision, hearing, growth and development, and other physical impairment
- Maintain accurate records (Maintain an inventory of materials, assessments, and supplies)
- Update daily progress notes
- Update weekly documentation of all services delivered
Requirements (minimum)
Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing
Qualifications:
- CPR certified
- Valid Illinois nursing license (Certification as a school nurse OR begins certification process once hired)
Physical demands: Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 10% sitting, 50% walking, and 40% standing.
Benefits
- 25+ paid holidays, upfront sick leave, and an accrual-based personal time bank
- 12 weeks family paid leave
- Comprehensive Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- 403b match
- Fully match up to 3%
- 50% match up to 5%
- Professional development including tuition reimbursement
- Gym and wellness discounts
- And more
Description Disclaimer: Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.
EEO: Distinctive Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.
Distinctive Schools is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Distinctive Schools will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] or call 773.828.4191
Skills Required
- Associate's Degree in Nursing
- CPR certification
- Valid Illinois nursing license (school nurse certification or begin certification process once hired)
What We Do
Distinctive Schools is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and accelerating the work of public charter schools serving students from traditionally underserved backgrounds. The organization leads a collaborative and innovative public education transformation aimed at elevating access, achievement, and belonging, ensuring that every student thrives throughout their education, career, and life through diverse, joyful, and welcoming communities rooted in social justice.
