KIPP — the largest nonprofit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools in the nation—has demonstrated, at scale, that all children have the potential to excel academically regardless of race or zip code. KIPP currently serves over 120,000 students in 270 schools across the country, including Indianapolis. KIPP Indy Public Schools (KIPP Indy) was founded in 2004 with one class of fifth grade students and has grown to serve 1,300 students across three schools. Of the students that attend KIPP Indy, 94% qualify for free and reduced lunch, 95% are African American or LatinX, 19% receive special education services, and 12% are designated as Emerging Bilinguals. As we continue to grow, our mission remains the same: to create joyful, academically excellent schools in which teachers, students, and families are all united around the same goal of preparing students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond— so they can lead fulfilling lives and create a more just world.

POSITION OVERVIEW

KIPP Indy Public Schools seeks an experienced School-Based Nurse Practitioner (SBNP) who will support health needs across the KIPP Indy Public Schools community and campuses. Reporting to the Director of Student Health, the SBNP will be a member of KIPP Indy’s regional team and collaborate closely with the Managing Director of Campus Operations, the operations team, and external partners to prepare for and respond to the student and school needs as it relates to student health. The SBNP will work to ensure KIPP Indy Public Schools is living out our commitment to equity through providing student health services that drives student attendance and retention outcomes, establishes positive healthcare outcomes for our students, and increases student academic outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Healthcare Services

• Works to remove, modify, or reduce health-related barriers to learning
• Provides well-student care, health care, first aid, immunizations, and assistance to students at their school; creates a comforting and nurturing environment for ill students
• Provides daily, individual care to students, including but not limited to managing daily medications required by students, administering doctor prescribed medications to students and helping students with physical disabilities
• Assesses health status through obtainment of relevant health history and comprehensive physical exam, preventive screening, and identification of medical risk factors.
• Formulates appropriate differential diagnosis and identification of individual, family and community needs.
• Develops treatment plan to maximize the health potential of the individual, family, and/or community.
• Orders and adjusts medications per collaborative written agreement and prescriptive authority in accordance with the Indiana Nurse Practice Act, or in consultation with the physician.
• Directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards for nursing practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource for the nursing team and other KIPP Indy staff, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Functions as a clinical expert by providing consultative services to health team members and community.
• Markets consultative services and educational programs to the other health team members to problem-solve complex clinical situations and positively impact patient and family outcomes
• Provides assessment, evaluation, management, and referral for medical care of students with acute/chronic health conditions and in emergency situations for injuries.
• Maintains all student health records including student physicals for athletics; conducts immunization audits and reviews medication records to ensure compliance. Provide hearing and vision screenings for students
• Provide medical treatment and first aid to students and staff. Develop health plans, consult with physicians and parents.
• Pursue billable visits with students and families focused on healthcare needs, inclusive of sports physicals and needed immunizations. In conjunction with the DSH, create catch-up immunization schedules for students as needed to push towards immunization compliance.
• Coordinate with school-based Directors of Operations regarding staff training, Student Health team support, compliance, and student needs.
• Always maintains the confidentiality of any patient or employee medical, financial, or other personal information, records, and data to which there is access.
• Views, uses, or discloses such information only for reasons necessary to perform duties.
• Responsible to challenge unauthorized individuals from viewing such confidential patient or employee information or accessing restricted areas.

COMPETENCIES

• Develops mutually beneficial partnerships based upon trust, respect, and achievement of common goals.

• Seeks to understand the needs and motivations of students, and makes decisions with student best interests and needs in mind. Expects teammates and employees to do the same.
• Methodically backward plans to achieve short- and long-term goals.
• Manages time effectively, prioritizing efforts according to goals and exemplifying follow through.
• Anticipates problems in a timely manner and adjusts plans to achieve intended outcomes.
• Manages resources (people, financial, equipment) to support the organization’s short- and long-term goals.
• Uses systems to proactively engage key stakeholders and communicates decisions in timely manner.
• Promotes collaboration among team members. Encourages others to cooperate and coordinate efforts.
• Holds teammates and external partners accountable for achieving goals and modeling values.
• Anticipates and seizes new opportunities that are aligned with strategic goals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and respect for the cultures of the community served.
• Integrates programs, rituals, and visual artifacts that represent the values throughout the organization.
• Willingly makes and stands by difficult decisions that benefit the organization.
• Ability to plan and effectively communicate by clearly presenting healthcare-related information and responding to questions from both individuals and groups.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive and productive interpersonal relationships with co-workers, patients, patient families, and school administrators.

• Requires current State of Indiana licensure as a Registered Nurse, Pediatric or Family Nurse Practitioner preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in health-care or related fields 
• Deep belief in being part of and helping lead a multi-cultural, anti-racist organization
• Team-player capable of working both collaboratively and independently
• Highly organized, resourceful, and accountable, with strong attention to follow through and detail
• Proactive and creative problem-solver; ability to identify, analyze, and recommend solutions
• Demonstrate initiative and desire to create and lead a new program that will have a deep impact in the short and long term for our students and families
• Track record of exceptional results
• Must be able to travel between campuses.

COMPENSATION
Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits. Teachers are also eligible for performance-based bonuses.

KIPP Indy Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.