What are the responsibilities and job description for the SCHOOL NURSE position at Hoosac Valley Regional School District?
School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that is accountable for the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaption, self- management, self-advocacy and learning.
Assures proper assessment and care for student visitors for all emergent, urgent, and non-urgent injury and sudden illness situations, to include administration of medications and medically prescribed interventions and treatments per orders from health care providers in accordance with Massachusetts Department of Public Health Protocols.
Collaborates with students, families, and staff to write Individual Health, Medication, and Emergency Care Plans, and contribute to other plans (504, IEP) as needed.
Manage medical records with accurate and precise record keeping.
Organizes and implements all state mandated programs, such as immunization & physical surveillance/compliance and school health screenings.
Reviews and coordinates medical needs for all field trips/fieldwork as needed.
Assesses, provides basic treatment, and referral as requested for staff and visitors, to include providing and/or completing staff injury/incident report forms.
Complete records and reports for local, regional, and statewide needs as required.
Manage a comprehensive school health program consistent with the Massachusetts guidelines, regulations and statutes governing nursing and school health.
Along with the administrative team, responsible for monitoring and responding to infectious illness outbreaks in the community and collaborating with the local board of health as needed.
Maintains a daily record of all nurses' office visits and activities using web-based electronic health record program.
Maintains current information in a comprehensive school health records for each student based on nursing assessment and medical information, using web-based program.
Collaborates with school personnel in establishing and maintaining sanitary conditions in the school buildings.
Provides directions and assistance to substitute school nurses.
Attends continuing education activities related to current clinical knowledge and professional issues
Other duties as required.
Salary : $47,560 - $66,808