School Nurse- William N DeBerry Elementary School

School NurseThe School Nurse is responsible for direct and indirect nursing care to enhance the wellbeing, academic success, and life-long achievements of students. 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 evaluates students' health pertinent family history and home factors, counsel students, parents and school personnel about health problems and issues.Maintain health records, conduct required research, and evaluate school health programs.Coordinate health resources of school, home, community and allied health agencies/hospitals by making necessary arrangements, maintaining records, notifying and counseling students, parents/guardians and health personnel.Develop an individual health care plan as needed and coordinate with the other providers and school personnel. Initiate a plan of care with students and family to best meet individual needs.Provides emergency care for all students and staff on school premises in the event of injury or sudden illness.Administer prescribed and approved medications 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 healthDocuments pertinent information in student records in accordance with Standards of Practice and safeguards documentation utilizing HIPPA and FERPA regulationsConducts home visits to initiate or follow up on the health care needs of studentsPrepare regular written reports for supervisor, MDPH and other relevant agencies.Notify appropriate individuals, ie parents, staff, physicians of immediate and potential health related concerns.Participates in school health related activities as deemed appropriate for school nurse by principal/supervisorProvide information about health and disease prevention in cooperation with health education programs within Springfield Public SchoolsPromotes healthy programs in collaboration with coalitions, associations, CDC and Department of Public HealthActs as a resource in health education to students and families and refers to appropriate help agencies when necessaryInitiate, promote, maintain and implement programs for the recognition, prevent and control of disease, including giving immunizations.Sport Physical clearance coverage as needed.Key Responsibilities Of The Job:Responsible for providing the optimum quality of health care to studentsParticipates in direct and indirect nursing care, health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning and rehabilitationPromotes student and family education to involve them and significant others within the school system to establish and implement health goals.Conducts self in professional manner as evidenced by appropriate attire, punctuality and indication of strong work ethic.Reports and is administratively accountable to Nursing Administration and to the building principal for provision of health services in the buildingQualifications:Must have a current valid, license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.A minimum of one to two years of child health, community health or other related field. Three years of responsible professional experience in school nursing or a related field preferred.Current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitationMust 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)