Bronx, NY Claremont/Crotona area Start Date: Immediate Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Pay: $60/hour Setting: District 75 (special education) school newly opened site
About the Role Regional Care Network (RCN) is hiring a School Nurse for a newly opened District 75 site in the Bronx. District 75 serves students with a wide range of physical, developmental, and medical needs. Care at this site centers on oral medication administration, metered-dose inhaler (MDI) treatments, and PRN medications. Because the site is new, you'll help set up a well-organized health office and establish smooth routines with the school team from day one.
What You'll Do
- Administer oral medications, MDI/inhaler treatments, and PRN medications per physician orders and NYC DOE Office of School Health protocols
- Set up and maintain MARs, student health files, and medication storage for a new site
- Assess and respond to student illness, injury, and acute respiratory symptoms
- Communicate with parents/guardians, teachers, paraprofessionals, and administration about student health needs
- Support 504/IEP-related health accommodations as needed
- Follow emergency response procedures, including escalation to EMS when appropriate
Requirements
- Active, unencumbered New York State RN license
- Current BLS/CPR (AHA or Red Cross)
- Minimum 1 year of nursing experience; school, pediatric, or special-needs experience strongly preferred
- Comfortable with respiratory care (asthma, MDI with spacer) and PRN protocols
- Ability to pass NYC DOE fingerprinting/background clearance and health screening
- Organized self-starter who can build routines at a new site
Why RCN
- Competitive hourly pay, weekly pay
- Daytime, school-calendar hours no nights, weekends, or holidays
- A recruiter who actually picks up the phone and a credentialing team that makes onboarding painless
Ready to start? Apply today or text/call your RCN recruiter we can move fast.
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