School Nurse

Gardner Public Schools • Gardner, MA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assessing the health needs of students and developing a program to meet those needs. This includes identifying health needs using demographic and school system data, developing program goals and action steps, providing direct nursing care, and participating in interdisciplinary planning for timely identification and intervention for students needing services. The role also involves ensuring consistent communication of health services across grade levels, developing and implementing policies and procedures for clinical services, and maintaining accurate health records.

Requirements

• Valid Department of Education certification as a school nurse in Massachusetts.
• Minimum of a baccalaureate in nursing from an accredited nursing program.
• Minimum of three years of experience in school nursing or a related field.
• Maintain CPR certification.
• Complete ongoing continuing education programs pertinent to school health and school nursing practice.
• Meet continuing education requirements for certification and licensure in Massachusetts.

Responsibilities

• Identify health needs of the student population using demographic, health, and school system data.
• Develop program goals, objectives, and action steps based on identified student health needs.
• Provide direct nursing care to students as needed.
• Participate in the development of interdisciplinary plans to identify students needing services and initiate appropriate interventions.
• Ensure consistent communication and transition of health services across grade levels with school administrators.
• Develop and implement written policies and procedures for clinical services and health issue programs.
• Develop and implement documentation systems at individual student and programmatic levels.
• Maintain accurate, cumulative, specific, objective, and confidential health records for each student.
• Provide clinical consultation to health education staff, physical educators, administrative and teaching staff, students, and families.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams.
• Carry out communicable disease prevention and infection control based on current guidelines.
• Ensure an emergency care plan is in place, communicated to staff, and coordinated with community emergency care procedures.
• Promote positive linkages and referral mechanisms to community providers for child and adolescent health services.
• Compile statistical reports as required by the school system and state agencies.
• Review changing trends in health needs.
• Collaborate with local nursing education institutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level