Substitute School Nurse RN 2024-2025

Springfield Public Schools (Massachusetts); Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Springfield Public Schools is hiring a Substitute School Nurse for the 2024-2025 academic year. This pivotal role involves conducting health assessments, coordinating health resources, and providing exceptional care to students. The ideal candidate will hold a valid nursing license in Massachusetts and have experience in school nursing. Join our dedicated team to support the health and wellbeing of our students.

Qualifications

• Must have a current valid, license to practice as a Nurse in Massachusetts.
• Three years of responsible professional experience in school nursing or a related field preferred.
• Current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate students' health, counsel students and parents about health issues.
• Maintain health records and coordinate health resources.
• Provide emergency care for all students on school premises.

Skills

Health assessment

Counseling

Coordination of health resources

Emergency care

Education

Current valid license to practice as a Nurse in Massachusetts

Certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

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DEPARTMENT: Nursing

REPORTS TO: Principal/Nursing Supervisor

SALARY: RN Substitute salary schedule

WORK SCHEDULE: To be arranged with the Principal and the Nursing Supervisor of Nursing (In accordance with contract

requirements).

Duties

• Assess and evaluates students health pertinent family history and home factors, counsel students, parents and school personnel about health problems and issues.
• Maintain a health records, conduct, require research and evaluate school health programs.
• Notify appropriate individuals of immediate and potential health related problems.
• Coordinate health resources of school, home, community and allied health agencies/hospitals by making necessary arrangements, maintaining records, notifying and counseling students, parents/guardians and health personnel
• Prepares regular written reports for supervisor, MDPH and other relevant agencies
• Develops an individual health care plan as needed and coordinates with the other providers and school personnel
• Documents pertinent information in student records according to the Standards of Practice
• Provides emergency care for all students on school premises in the event of injury or sudden illness
• Medication administration to students with parent/guardian and physician consent
• Perform site mandated screenings in vision, hearing, scoliosis, TB testing and other health related activities as deemed appropriate by state and city departments of public health
• Provide information about health and disease prevention in cooperation with health education programs as requested by administrators
• Participates in school health related activities as deemed appropriate for school nurse by principal/supervisor
• Acts as a resource in health education to students and families
• Initiate, promote, maintain and implement programs for the recognition, prevent and control of disease, including giving immunizations.
• Collaborate with staff in school and health centers.
• Sport Physical clearance coverage as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

Must have a current valid, license to practice as a Nurse in Massachusetts.

Have three years of responsible professional experience in school nursing or a related field preferred.

Current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, handicap, or military service, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Reach out to Carmen Molina-Figueroa, the Human Resources Analyst, at 413-787-7100 ext. 55394, the email address is [e-mail]. She will be happy to answer any questions that you have.

NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools' Title IX Coordinator, [e-mail], the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.

The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie O'Sullivan, Senior Administrator of Human Resources, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55428, [e-mail].

Springfield Public School's sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-discrimination

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Primary and Secondary Education

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