School Nurse

School Nurse

Job Summary

Provide nursing services to the student population on a day to day, as needed basis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Nursing.
• Valid License to practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.
• Requisite licensure as school nurse, defined by DESE, required.
• Current certification in CPR/AED and First Aid.
• Experience in child health, community health, or other relevant clinical nursing.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Ability to use technology effectively.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes best practices in school nursing to provide care for students for illness and/or injuries occurring during the school day and for management of chronic illnesses during school.
• Provide emergency care in cases of injury or sudden illness.
• Communicate with parents/caregivers, faculty/staff, and healthcare providers as needed.
• Provide for assessment, triage, and treatment of illness and injury as appropriate.
• Administer medications as ordered by the school physician and/or student /staff physicians.
• Perform yearly school health screenings as required by state law.
• Files Injury Reporting form/ Student Accident forms per district protocol. Adheres to MA state regulations relative to the responsibilities of the school nurse in the management of concussive injuries in the school setting.
• Maintains strict student/staff (patient) confidentiality at all times while consistently promoting professional nursing standards in individual practice and with district policy/procedure and protocol.
• Collaborates with school staff and administration to monitor and support students’ attendance, health needs, and other mental health and social-emotional learning needs.
• Creates and maintains medical plans and Individualized Health Care Plans (IHCP’s) for students with special medical concerns.
• Collaborates with school counsellors to develop and update 504 plans as indicated for those students with medical needs.
• Participate in IEP and/or 504 meetings for those students with medical needs.
• Maintains comprehensive electronic school health records.
• Monitors compliance of student health records, including immunizations.
• Responsible for other job-related duties as needed.

Benefits Information

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Terms of Employment

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Hingham Public Schools does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race (race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles), color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, religion, disability, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy, or pregnancy-related condition, homelessness, foster care status, ancestry, ethnic background, national origin, socio-economic status, language acquisition status, or any other category protected by state or federal law in the administration of its educational and employment policies, or in its programs and activities.

Salary : $64,072 - $135,628