TITLE: School Nurse Substitute

QUALIFICATIONS: Current registration to practice professional nursing in Massachusetts

CPR with AED certified by AHA or ARC

REPORTS TO: Director of School Health Services

$150 per diem

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accepts varying location assignments to support health services throughout school district
• Assesses and evaluates students’ health status
• Provides primary and emergency health care
• Administers medication in accordance with school policy and procedures
• Provides relevant teaching, counseling, and guidance to assist students and parents in assuming responsibility for appropriate health care
• Identifies students with special health care needs which affect learning
• Interprets student health needs to teachers and other school personnel
• Enters medical date into electronic health records on all students
• Assists screening programs for vision, hearing, growth and SBIRT, to include follow-up retests
• Confirms student eligibility for sports
• Assists in the prevention and control of communicable diseases
• Participates in the modification of the school program to meet the needs of children with disabilities and medical conditions
• Develops Individual Health Care Plans, Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plans, Asthma Health Care Plans, and 504 plans as needed
• May serve on Child Protection Team and acts as an advocate and consultant for children suspected of being abused or neglected
• Maintains continuing education requirements for recertification by BORN

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands or arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Experience and commitment to working in a racially and culturally diverse teaching and learning community.

Applicants for employment are considered without regard to age, physical,disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, or military status.