2025-2026 School Nurse
Apply NowCompany: San Francisco Unified School District - COE
Location: San Francisco, CA 94112
Description:
About the Employer
With an annual budget of $1.17 billion, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for All SFUSD students to graduate as independent thinkers with a sense of agency who have attained academic and creative skills to lead productive lives and contribute to our community. Every day in our quest to achieve this vision, we provide every student with the quality instruction
and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
Job Summary
School nurses ensure the academic, physical and emotional growth of San Francisco's children and youth by assisting
school sites in building their capacity to meet the needs of the whole child. The mission is aligned with SFUSD goals and
priorities and evidenced in SHPD goals and objectives, which are implemented under the direction of the Director of the
School Health Programs Department.
Position Characteristics
The credentialed School District Nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school
health services that:
? Facilitate the alignment of School Health Programs priorities and objectives with school site plans
? Assist school sites with the implementation of comprehensive/coordinated school health programs guided by the tenets
of youth development in an asset building model
? Assist with the development and coordination of student support services through Student Success Teams and Student
Assistance Programs at school sites to address the academic, behavioral, attendance and health related needs of
students
? Support schools in meeting their school site goals as they create and maintain school environments that are healthy,
safe, secure and supportive in order to enhance learning for the entire school community
? Promote the implementation of student, family, or staff needs assessment(s) as requested by school sites and/ or the
District
? Support revenue collection and program evaluation.
The school nurse functions independently under state and agency guidelines and policies.
Duties and Responsibilities
? Identify the physical and mental health care needs of specific student populations and provide linkage to health services/resources
? Plan and implement services to meet physical and mental health care needs
? Assess and evaluate the effectiveness of services delivered
? Collaborate with school site and District personnel to enhance the educational process and the promotion of an optimal
level of well
Requirements / Qualifications
With an annual budget of $1.17 billion, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for All SFUSD students to graduate as independent thinkers with a sense of agency who have attained academic and creative skills to lead productive lives and contribute to our community. Every day in our quest to achieve this vision, we provide every student with the quality instruction
and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
Job Summary
School nurses ensure the academic, physical and emotional growth of San Francisco's children and youth by assisting
school sites in building their capacity to meet the needs of the whole child. The mission is aligned with SFUSD goals and
priorities and evidenced in SHPD goals and objectives, which are implemented under the direction of the Director of the
School Health Programs Department.
Position Characteristics
The credentialed School District Nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school
health services that:
? Facilitate the alignment of School Health Programs priorities and objectives with school site plans
? Assist school sites with the implementation of comprehensive/coordinated school health programs guided by the tenets
of youth development in an asset building model
? Assist with the development and coordination of student support services through Student Success Teams and Student
Assistance Programs at school sites to address the academic, behavioral, attendance and health related needs of
students
? Support schools in meeting their school site goals as they create and maintain school environments that are healthy,
safe, secure and supportive in order to enhance learning for the entire school community
? Promote the implementation of student, family, or staff needs assessment(s) as requested by school sites and/ or the
District
? Support revenue collection and program evaluation.
The school nurse functions independently under state and agency guidelines and policies.
Duties and Responsibilities
? Identify the physical and mental health care needs of specific student populations and provide linkage to health services/resources
? Plan and implement services to meet physical and mental health care needs
? Assess and evaluate the effectiveness of services delivered
? Collaborate with school site and District personnel to enhance the educational process and the promotion of an optimal
level of well
Requirements / Qualifications