What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Nurse position at Galvin Middle School?
Position Title: School Nurse
Location: Galvin Middle School
Qualifications:
- Current R.N. license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing required
- BSN from an accredited School of Nursing required
- DESE certification
Dutiies & Responsibilites:
- health assessment; medical treatment and health counseling of students;
- medication administration; development, implementation and ongoing evaluation of individualized medication administration care plans and individualized health care plans;
- collaboration with other health care providers and school personnel regarding the health of students; providing emergency care to any individual in the case of injury or sudden illness;
- organize and implement state-mandated programs such as immunization surveillance and screening programs (vision, hearing, postural, etc.)
- maintaining comprehensive school health records; prevention and control of communicable diseases within the schools;
- staffing immunization clinics and other public health-related duties
- maintain current information in a comprehensive school health records for each student based on nursing assessment and medical information, using web-based program
- provides training to staff members, including, but not necessarily limited to Epi-Pen training, universal health precautions, basic first aid, etc.
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adheres to various regulations related to confidentiality of informationPosition Type: Full-Time
Salary: Unit A salary scale
Salary: $63,302 to $119,318 Per Year
Salary : $63,302 - $119,318