Healthcare Professional

1 week ago

Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States Chelsea Public Schools Full time
About Chelsea Public Schools

Chelsea Public Schools is a gateway school system that welcomes and educates all students and families. We believe all children are capable of achieving their personal best by ensuring a safe and supportive environment for school and classroom environments.

Job Responsibilities
  • Provide first aid to injured children and staff, and everyday care of acutely ill children and staff.
  • Keep daily records of students and staff seen in the health room.
  • Maintain comprehensive current health records on each student.
  • Manage children with communicable diseases.
  • Respond to frequently encountered health issues, providing counseling and crisis intervention when required.
  • Provide medically prescribed interventions.
  • Administer over-the-counter medications per school physician-certified standing orders to students and staff.
  • Collaborate with the parent/guardian and student to develop and implement an individualized health care plan for the student.
  • Develop a nursing diagnosis and care plan with specific goals and interventions.
  • Respond to child neglect or abuse issues (as required by Massachusetts statute).
  • Perform state-mandated screening programs and provide appropriate referrals.
  • Assist the Board of Health with immunization programs in the schools and community clinics for disease prevention.
  • Prepare regular written reports for school officials and MDPH and other agencies.
  • Carry out communicable disease prevention and infection control based on current guidelines for universal precautions, prevention of blood-borne pathogens exposure, and hazardous medical waste disposal.
  • Establish a process to identify students at risk for physical and psychosocial problems, communicate health needs to other school personnel as appropriate, and establish a referral system using both internal and community resources.
  • Participate as a team member; with parental consent when indicated, share information with other team members about children with special health care problems that affect learning and growth.
  • Act as an advocate for the student and family when appropriate.
  • Attend Special Education Team meetings when needed.
  • Identify health-related needs for inclusion in the individual education plan.
  • Serve as a member of pertinent committees and teams.
  • Teach the basic principles of health promotion and disease prevention to students and staff in the community.
  • Assume responsibilities for in-service programs for school personnel for universal precautions, first aid, emergency care procedures.
  • Act as a resource in health education to school personnel, students, and families.
  • Understand and apply core public health functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance.
  • Use community resources for referral of students with unmet health needs, including the need for a primary care provider.
  • Participate in the planning and implementation of new services.
  • Interpret school health service needs and the role of the school nurse to the school and community.
  • Assume responsibility for own continuing education.
  • Maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned by the Manager of Health Services or building principal.
Qualifications Required
  • Ability to organize time, work independently, and accomplish tasks despite frequent interruptions; maintain detailed statistics and records as required by the assignment; communicate effectively with the public, co-workers, officials, and with those at other agencies.
  • Valid current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Massachusetts.
  • Licensed or eligible for licensure as a school nurse through the Massachusetts Department of Education.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in nursing or Master's Degree in Education from an accredited nursing program.
  • Certification in CPR.
  • Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.
Qualifications Preferred
  • Minimum of one year experience as a school nurse or related field.
  • Bilingual Spanish.
Terms

This is a temporary position for the duration of a leave of absence or temporary vacancy. DESE-certified nurse's pay rate is $35/hour, and non-DESE-certified nurse's pay rate is $30/hour. The length of the school day is 6.5 hours, but subject to longer hours for schools with extended day. The number of school days are 185 days.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Chelsea Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information, or disability, 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.

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