Job Description
School Nurse
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (BACPS) is a college preparatory charter school in Springfield, MA. BACPS will provide rigorous academic standards and educational opportunities rooted in health sciences to students in grades 6 – 12. Through unique partnerships with Baystate Health, Springfield Technical Community College, and Expeditionary Learning, BACPS will prepare students to enter the world of higher education and health careers with scientific knowledge, ethics, integrity, and compassion.
The School Nurse is responsible for direct and indirect nursing care to enhance students' well-being, academic success, and life-long achievements. The School Nurse facilitates positive student responses to normal development, promotes health and safety, intervenes with actual and potential health problems, provides case management services, and actively collaborates with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
- Assess and evaluate students’ medical history, including social, behavioral, psychological, and familiar concerns.
- Utilizing evidence-based practice, identify the need for appropriate nursing services in the school setting.
- Initiate a plan of care with student and family input to best meet the needs of the individual students.
- Implement a plan of care with consultation with school staff and community providers as necessary.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and revise the plan as necessary.
- Provides emergency care for all students and staff on school premises in the event of injury or sudden illness.
- Administer prescribed and approved medication to students with parent/guardian and physician consent.
- Perform mandated screenings in vision, hearing, scoliosis, and height and weight as deemed appropriate by state and city departments of public health.
- Documents pertinent information in student records in accordance with Standards of Practice and safeguards documentation utilizing HIPPA and FERPA regulations.
- Conducts home visits to initiate or follow up on the health care needs of students.
- Prepare regular written reports for supervisor, MDPH, and other relevant agencies.
- Notify appropriate individuals, i.e. parents, staff, and physicians of immediate and potential health-related concerns.
- Promotes healthy programs in collaboration with coalitions, associations, CDC, and the Department of Public Health.
- Acts as a resource in health education to students and families and refers to appropriate help agencies when necessary.
- Maintain DESE and DPH certifications or actively pursue and seeks out your own learning experiences to keep current with new trends.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB:
- Responsible for providing the optimum quality of health care to students.
- Participates in direct and indirect nursing care, health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning, and rehabilitation in order to:
- Assess student’s health status, records, and related health data;
- Analyze and interpret recorded data and makes informed judgments regarding nursing care as mandated by MD order and standards of practice;
- Participates in planning and implementing nursing interventions;
- Responsible for knowledge of most recent advancements and current knowledge in the field;
- Collaborate, cooperate and communicate with other health care providers to ensure quality and continuity of care.
- Promotes student and family education to involve them and significant others within the school system to establish and implement health goals.
- Conducts self in a professional manner as evidenced by appropriate attire, punctuality, and an indication of a strong work ethic.
- Reports to the principal.
EDUCATIONAL & JOB EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Current certification in CPR and First Aid.
- A minimum of two years of child health, community health, or other relevant clinical nursing experience
Baystate Academy Charter Public School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35.00 - $46.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Physical setting:
Schedule:
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- LPN (Preferred)
- RN (Preferred)
Work Location: In person