1:1 Registered Nurse

The Canton Public Schools is looking for a dynamic, flexible, and highly skilled registered nurse who values equity and social-emotional learning and provides access to engaging learning experiences for all students. 

Full-time 1:1 Registered Nurse for medically complex student

Position Type: Full-time school year position starting September 2, 2026

QUALIFICATIONS:
-Bachelor’s Degree preferred
-Current and valid MA RN license
-Current and valid CPR/AED certification
-At least two years of relevant experience, pediatric experience preferred
-Excellent health assessment skills required
-Exceptional interpersonal skills
-Employment is based on successful completion of CORI and fingerprinting background   checks
-Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the school department may find appropriate and acceptable

REPORTS TO: District Nurse Leader

JOB SUMMARY
The 1:1 nurse will coordinate the smooth and efficient operation of the health services in order to realize the maximum positive impact of the student’s educational experience.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (include but are not limited to):
-Provide student direct care and implementation of an individualized health care plan
-Collaborate with program personnel and the student’s family to create the best learning   environment regardless of the individual’s health care needs
-Assist in implementing accommodations for physical and social-emotional support
-Assist with mobility support during ambulation and transfers, working with adaptive   equipment as needed to promote student safety
-Accompany the student on field trips
-Monitor the student’s vital signs and maintain a clear, stable airway
-Apply current professional knowledge regarding the following if needed:
 Management of G-tube care, including administering medication and feedings through G-   tube/J-tube per physician orders
-Communicate daily with various members of the district team
-Administer medication in accordance with school policy/procedures.
-Assist the individual with daily living activities, e.g., lunch, transportation (such as assisting   the student in and out of a vehicle), personal care, and toileting
-Assist the student with classroom activities as needed
-Document in a thorough manner, utilizing an electronic database (SNAP experience   preferred)
-Perform other nursing services per job description and as assigned by the Nurse Leader   and/or Building Principal

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, communicate, or hear; will be required to walk, must be able to handle, or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Vision and hearing are at or correctable to normal ranges.

COMPENSATION: Per the Unit A Collective Bargaining Agreement here.