School Nurse Child Care Health Consultant

All licensed child care centers and preschools in Colorado must have monthly visits from a Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC), a nurse who supports programs in meeting and surpassing health and safety standards. The School Nurse Child Care Health Consultant plays a critical role in advancing the health, safety, and wellness of children in early childhood settings, school-age programs, licensed camps, and family child care. This individual delivers onsite consultations, health policy guidance, training, and medication delegation to ensure compliance and promote safe environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regularly scheduled onsite monthly visits to early childhood and school-age programs
• Provide health consultation to support program policies on health, safety, and illness prevention
• Facilitate medication delegation, enabling trained staff to safely administer medications and health procedures
• Deliver health and safety trainings to child care staff focused on infectious disease management and wellness
• Support emergency preparedness planning within child care settings
• Advise on infant safe sleep practices and injury prevention strategies
• Share relevant community health resources and promote child wellness

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license

Preferred Qualifications

• Entry-level experience in child care health consulting
• Experience with medication administration in child care settings
• Background in delivering health and safety training