School Nurse

Young World Physical Education; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Codman Academy Charter Public School in Dorchester, MA is seeking a full-time School Nurse to provide nursing services for students, maintain records, and support health initiatives. The role requires MA RN licensure, a School Nurse license, and a BSN with at least two years of pediatric or school health nursing experience.

The nurse will coordinate with the Student Support Team, health center partners, and stakeholders to ensure immunizations, screenings, and care plans are current, while

Qualifications

• A valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts.
• A valid School Nurse license
• A Bachelor's degree in nursing
• A minimum of two full years of employment as a nurse in a child health, community health, or other relevant clinical nursing setting (preferred).
• School Nurse experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing services to students in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Collect, maintain and review student health records for medical issues requiring school support, and ensure immunizations are current.
• In cases in which a medical issue is identified in a student’s IEP, meet with the Student Support Team to track student’s progress.
• Maintain health records and address gaps in primary care.
• Assess and evaluate students health pertinent family history and home factors; counsel students, parents and school.
• Assist in preparing reports for MDPH and relevant agencies.
• Assist in the development of individualized care plans as needed; with input from provider, educators and student.
• Perform mandated screenings (i.e. vision, hearing, scoliosis, TB testing)
• Act as a resource for education on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Assist in the development and implementation of community health programs to promote health.
• Acts as a first responder during critical events offering appropriate care and coordinating further responses.
• In other cases when a medical issue is a potential barrier to classroom engagement, meet with the Student Support Team to track progress.
• Coordinate with the Wellness Committee to develop health promotion services for students and identify needed training for staff.
• Review all handbooks and materials with administration to ensure health issues are up to date and compliant.
• Assist in integrating health solutions into educational settings.

Skills

RN license

School Nurse license

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

School Nurse

Codman Academy Charter Public School Codman Academy Charter Public School - Dorchester, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5866235

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 03, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Hours: Monday through Friday; 8:30am-5pm

Compensation: Our pay sclae ranges depending on the number of direct years experience as well as education level. This ranges from $62,000 - $121,504 (MA+15, 13+ years exeperience).

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing services to students in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Collect, maintain and review student health records for medical issues requiring school support, and ensure immunizations are current.
• In cases in which a medical issue is specifically identified in a student’s IEP, meet with the Student Support Team to track student’s progress.
• Maintain health records and addresses gaps in primary care.
• Assess and evaluate students health pertinent family history and home factors; counsel students, parents and school.
• Assist in preparing reports for MDPH and relevant agencies.
• Assist in the development of individualized care plans as needed; with input from provider, educators and student.
• Perform mandated screenings (i.e. vision, hearing, scoliosis, TB testing)
• Act as a resource for education on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Assist in the development and implementation of community health programs to promote health.
• Acts as a first responder during critical events offering appropriate care and coordinating further responses.
• In other cases in which a medical issue has been identified as a possible barrier to classroom engagement, but is not specifically identified in a student’s IEP, meet with the Student Support Team to track student’s progress.
• Coordinate with the Wellness Committee to develop health promotion services for students and identify needed training for staff.
• In conjunction with school administration, review all handbooks and materials to ensure all health related issues are up to date and compliant.
• Assist in integrating health solutions into educational settings.

Supporting School and Health Center Partnership

• The school nurse will support “the partnership mission, vision and goals” and will work closely with the CSHC-CACPS Partnership Director.
• Assist in communication and coordination between the school and the health center for preventive services for all students.
• Assist with scheduling of various health education sessions both during the assigned wellness classes and other partnership projects and activities.

Qualifications

We are looking for a Codman team member who has....

• A valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts.
• A valid School Nurse license
• A Bachelor's degree in nursing
• A minimum of two full years of employment as a nurse in a child health, community health, or other relevant clinical nursing setting (preferred).
• School Nurse experience (preferred).

Position Type: Full-time

Student Services > School Nurse

Job Requirements

• At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Michael Jackson , Human Resources & Talent Recruitment
• 637 Washington St.
• Dorchester, Massachusetts 02124
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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