Licensed School Nurse – August 2025

Visitation School is seeking a Licensed School Nurse to begin August 2025.  The person in this role will be an employee of District 197 but will be located at Visitation School.  Under the direction of the Lower School Director, with support from the District’s Health Service Coordinator (LSN), the School Nurse provides direct school nursing services; oversees a school health office, assists in planning school health programs; and serves as a resource person to staff in the building.

Visitation is an independent Catholic day school with a culture permeated by Salesian Spirituality. We offer a unique combination of learning experiences with a co-ed Lower School (Montessori preschool through grade 5), an all-girls Middle School (grades 6-8), and an all-girls Upper School (grades 9-12). A member of NAIS and accredited by ISACS, we are located on a beautiful 60-acre campus in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Visitation offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including tuition remission. Please visit our website at https://www.visitation.net for more information.

Visitation School demonstrates a commitment to and is in support of a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Read our diversity statement to learn more.

Essential functions of the School Nurse job may include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Develops, oversees, and evaluates the school health program and maintains compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.
• Assists the District’s Health Service Coordinator in developing, implementing, and evaluating a system to identify and provide for the health needs of all students.
• Implements a health protocol for students with special health care needs, including the administration of medications and other medically directed treatments.
• Completes health assessments for special education evaluations.
• Provides first aid care and medically prescribed services.
• Screens and conducts health assessments for students and staff.
• Completes district health reports for submission to local, county, and state officials as required.
• Maintains the security of school health supplies.
• Serves as a resource person on health issues.
• Corresponds with parents on the health needs of children.
• Prepares health reports and implements procedures as directed by the supervisor and/or the health department (county and/or state).
• Promotes and assists in communicable disease control through immunization programs, early detection, monitoring, and reporting.
• Provides health-related instruction in the classroom, as directed.

Other functions of the job include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as apparent or assigned.
• Attends training sessions, conferences, seminars, department meetings, and district meetings.
• Serve on District committees, task forces, work groups, etc., as requested.
• Keeps abreast of changing developments, trends, health laws, rules, procedures, and processes to help ensure district compliance.
• Demonstrates preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic, and ability backgrounds.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability - Required: 

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the MN Board of Nursing and as a Licensed School Nurse by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB.)

• Meet professional nurse requirements of school, district and state.
• CPR/AED current certification.
• Working knowledge of the principles, practices, and ethical standards of Nursing; relevant state and federal laws, rules, and regulations; and applicable district policies and procedures.
• Ability to deal effectively, appropriately and confidentially with students, parents, and other educational professionals regarding student health concerns and problems.  
• Strong communication skills both orally and in writing.
• Interest in working with children/families with considerable knowledge of child growth and development.
• Knowledge of relevant technology.  Computer experience with data entry skills helpful.
• Must have the ability and proven ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Physical Requirements:  Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer & office equipment, reach with hands & arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Qualified candidates are asked to send a letter of interest and resume, including three references to recruitment@vischool.org .

The posting can be found on the ISD 197 website using the link below:  

Online Employment Application | School Nurse - Visitation

Preferred Visitation Attributes:

Salesian Spirit – Able to demonstrate and model the philosophies and spirit of the School. “Salesian Spirituality” reflects gentle strength, dignity, patience and Christian humanism.

Adherence to School Policy – Follows organizational policies, both formal and informal, and able to provide constructive feedback to others when they are not following policy.

Positive Attitude – Displays professionalism, can-do willingness and flexibility.

Delegation – Effectively instruct others to perform in new areas with proper follow up and follow through to ensure items are completed properly. 

Detail oriented – Pays attention to detail in context of big picture.

Multi-Task – Able to manage competing priorities and multiple items concurrently.

Creativity – Proposes ideas, finds new and better ways of doing things.

Organization skills – Ability to stay organized despite being busy with changing priorities.

Problem Solving – Exercises proper judgment and timely decision-making skills.

Prioritize – Continually prioritizing the workload to determine what must be done first.

Reliable – Relied upon to complete tasks in a timely manner and follow up.

Sense of Urgency – Understand deadlines and the need to meet them consistently.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability - Required: 

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the MN Board of Nursing and as a Licensed School Nurse by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB.)

• Meet professional nurse requirements of school, district and state.
• CPR/AED current certification.
• Working knowledge of the principles, practices, and ethical standards of Nursing; relevant state and federal laws, rules, and regulations; and applicable district policies and procedures.
• Ability to deal effectively, appropriately and confidentially with students, parents, and other educational professionals regarding student health concerns and problems.  
• Strong communication skills both orally and in writing.
• Interest in working with children/families with considerable knowledge of child growth and development.
• Knowledge of relevant technology.  Computer experience with data entry skills helpful.
• Must have the ability and proven ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Qualified candidates are asked to send a letter of interest and resume, including three references to recruitment@vischool.org .

The posting can be found on the ISD 197 website using the link below:  

Online Employment Application | School Nurse - Visitation