Posting number: S27174
Department: West Elementary School
Job classification: Registered Nurse
Posting type: Open & Internal
Categories: Nursing
Examples of duties
The school nurse should be prepared to:
- Assess and evaluate the students' health.
- Counsel students, parents and school personnel and plan action for eliminating, minimizing or accepting health problems.
- Assist in the identification and education of students with special health problems, which affect learning and total growth.
- Provide programs for the prevention and control of disease.
- Coordinate health services with health education and other phases of the total educational program.
- Coordinate health services with community health programs.
- Observe school facilities and recommend modifications necessary to maintain optimum health and safety for students and school personnel.
- Provide emergency care in case of injury or sudden illness.
- Provide the home assessment and health in 766 Team Evaluations upon request of the building chairperson.
- Provide information as necessary on frequently encountered health problems, such as: child neglect and abuse drug use and abuse, human nutrition and adolescent pregnancy.
- Provide required health service for school personnel.
- Attend school staff and system health program-related meetings.
- Provide for personal care needs of physically handicapped pupil as required in their educational plans.
- Provide basic health instruction to coordinate with Health Education Program as requested by classroom teachers.
Qualifications
- A valid license to practice as a registered nurse in Massachusetts.
- Completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing or master's degree in nursing from an accredited institution.
- A minimum of 2 full years of employment in child health, community health, or other relevant clinical settings.
- Completion of an orientation program based on the requirements for delivery of school health services by the department of Public Health.
- Must be eligible to apply for DESE Licensure
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with students and parents and staff
- Ability to apply for certification in school nursing with Department of Education.
- Current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation from a recognized provider.
Registered School Nurse in Andover employer: Andover Public Schools (APS)
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Contact Details:
Andover Public Schools (APS) Recruitment Team
