School Nurse- RN Full-time Pottenger Elementary School

22 hours ago


Springfield, Illinois, United States Springfield Public Schools - MA Full time
Job Summary

The Springfield Public Schools is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Registered Nurse to join our team at Pottenger Elementary School. As a School Nurse, you will play a vital role in ensuring the health and well-being of our students. This is a full-time position that requires a current valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.

Key Responsibilities

Assess and evaluate students' health, pertinent family history, and home factors, providing counseling and guidance to students, parents, and school personnel as needed.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date health records, conduct research, and evaluate school health programs to ensure the highest standards of care.

Notify appropriate individuals of immediate and potential health-related problems, coordinating with school personnel, parents, and healthcare providers as necessary.

Coordinate health resources from school, home, community, and allied health agencies/hospitals, making necessary arrangements, maintaining records, and providing counseling and guidance to students, parents, and health personnel.

Prepare regular written reports for supervisors, MDPH, and other relevant agencies, ensuring timely and accurate communication.

Develop individual health care plans as needed, coordinating with other providers and school personnel to ensure seamless care.

Document pertinent information in student records according to the Standards of Practice, maintaining confidentiality and adhering to HIPAA guidelines.

Provide emergency care for all students on school premises in the event of injury or sudden illness, administering medication as necessary with parent/guardian and physician consent.

Perform site-mandated screenings in vision, hearing, scoliosis, TB testing, and other health-related activities as deemed appropriate by state and city departments of public health.

Provide information about health and disease prevention in cooperation with health education programs, as requested by administrators.

Participate in school health-related activities as deemed appropriate by the principal/supervisor, serving as a resource in health education to students and families.

Initiate, promote, maintain, and implement programs for the recognition, prevention, and control of disease, including giving immunizations, as necessary.

Participate in evaluation team meetings, coordinating medical evaluations, providing medical data, and appropriate interpretations, and screenings as requested.

Requirements

Must have a current valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.

Have three years of responsible professional experience in school nursing or a related field, preferred.

Current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

Must be DOE certified or certifiable by the Department of Education in educator category, Nurse, All Levels. (DOE certification eligibility currently requires a minimum of a BSN).

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, handicap, or military service, 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.

Nondiscrimination Employment Statement

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes, and other sex-based conduct, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability, or military service or marital status.

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access, or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes, and other sex-based conduct, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness.

Notice of Sex Nondiscrimination

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools' Title IX Coordinator, Katie O'Sullivan, Senior Administrator of Human Resources, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, ext. 55428, or both.

Springfield Public School's sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website.
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