What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Nurse position at Revere Public School District?
Revere Public Schools is seeking a School Nurse for the Beachmont Veterans Memorial School/CityLab Innovation High School Nursing Office. Supporting students at the Elementary and High School levels within the same building/office space.
Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited college of university
- CPR/AED certified through the American Heart Association or Red Cross
- Licensed or eligible for licensure as a school nurse through the Massachusetts Department of Education
- Nursing experience in school, pediatric, public health or other relevant clinical area preferred
Responsibilities:
- Assess and evaluate student and staff health needs including injuries and illness
- Maintains a daily log of health service activities using the SNAP health program
- Provide emergency care to staff and students
- Administer medication in accordance with school policy and state regulations
- Coordinate and implement state mandated screening for students and provide appropriate follow-up and referrals.
- Ensures student immunization status meets Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations
- Assist students and families in obtaining health insurance and navigating the healthcare system
- Maintain individual health records for each student
- Develop Individual Health Care Plans and 504 plans for students with specialized health care needs
- Provides medical consultation at IEP and 504 meetings
- Collaborates with parents, physicians and other health care providers to coordinate specialized health care in the school for specified students
- Carry out communicable diseases prevention and infection control
- Provide medical consultation for staff regarding the health needs of students while in school
- Provides health education to students and staff around specified health issues/topics
- Promotes a healthy safe school environment within the school building for students and staff
- Works with school adjustment counselors and administration in reporting all suspected cases of child abuse and neglect in compliance with state regulations
