School Nurse (SY26-27) (Anticipated Vacancy) [Mather]

Boston Public Schools; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Public Schools is seeking a School Nurse to provide skilled nursing care and manage medical needs of students, including medication administration, immunization surveillance, and health screenings. The nurse collaborates with the education team to develop health plans for IEPs and promotes a safe, healthy school environment.

Responsibilities include emergency care, supervising medication administration, counseling students, conducting medical evaluations, teaching health topics,

Qualifications

• RN license and nursing degree required.
• Experience in school or pediatric nursing preferred.
• Ability to manage medications and emergency care in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency medical care to students.
• Administer and supervise administration of prescription medications for students.
• Counsel and educate students on medical issues in groups or individually.
• Conduct medical evaluations and develop accurate medical summaries for IEPs.
• Promote student wellness and maintain health records for compliance with DPH/BPS standards.
• Collaborate with teachers and families to implement health plans within IEPs.

Skills

School nursing

Emergency medical care

Medication administration

Immunization surveillance

Student confidentiality

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Registered Nurse license

Tools

CPR/AED

Electronic Health Records

Job description

This position is an anticipated vacancy. It is expected to be vacant by the start of SY2627. However, the current incumbent has a right to rescind their retirement, leave, or resignation up until the day of the expected vacancy date. Your hire will not be confirmed until the position is vacated, and you may start the year as a Long-Term Substitute if the position does not become vacant by the start of the school year.

The School Nurse provides skilled nursing care and management of the special needs of students as well as medication administration. Immunization surveillance and routine health screenings are conducted annually. Routine emergency care is provided for students and staff. If necessary, students are referred to their primary healthcare provider for an evaluation. For students with complex medical needs, the school nurse may act as a liaison for the school, home, and outside medical facilities. As an education team member, the nurse interprets medical data and provides a health plan for student's individual education plans (I.E.P.). The school nurse promotes student wellness and assists in maintaining a healthy school environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides emergency medical care to students.
• Administers and/or supervises the administration of prescription medication to students.
• Counsels and/or educates students in small groups or as individuals concerning medical issues.
• Conducts formal and informal evaluations of medical conditions and develops accurate medical summaries on students.
• Teaches mini-courses to small groups of students in Medical/Health areas relating to survival skills.
• Monitors and assesses compliance with immunization standards as per BPS and DPH regulations.
• Performs vision, hearing, scoliosis, dental, and other health-related screening as required by DPH or BPS school health services.
• Develops and maintains contacts with medical persons or facilities who might provide direct service or consultation.
• Participates in Service Team Meetings of students when medical input, interpretation, or consultation is needed.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate record-keeping and reporting formats and procedures.
• Conducts formal workshops and/or informal training for staff as appropriate.
• Maintains adequate and updated health records.
• Serves as medical representative to evaluations and re-evaluations, obtains and interprets medical evaluation at these meetings.

Core Competencies:

Using the Rubric of Specialized Support Instructional Personnel (SISP), the Office of Human Resources has identified priority skills and abilities that all BPS SISP should demonstrate.

• Accountability for Student Achievement

(II-A-1 Quality of Effort and Work, II-D-2 High Expectations, I B-2 Adjustments to Practice)

• Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, uses instructional and clinical practices that reflect high expectations for students and student work; engages all students in learning.
• Consistently defines high expectations for student learning goals and behavior.
• Assesses student learning regularly using a variety of assessments to measure growth, and understanding.
• Effectively analyzes data from assessments, draws conclusions, and shares them appropriately.
• Communicating