School Nurse (.50 FTE)

Holliston Public Schools Health Services

The Holliston Public Schools are committed to providing the resources and opportunities that will enable each student to develop and maximize individual potential in a positive and collaborative environment that encourages and affirms academic achievement and personal excellence. The goal of the Holliston Public Schools Health Services Department is to promote an optimum level of wellness and remove health related barriers in order to enhance the education process. We believe that health and education are interrelated and that a healthy student is the best learner.

Preferred Candidates should possess:

• School nurse educator's license from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Bachelor's in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• A valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Massachusetts (M.G.L. c.7l, s.53).
• Current CPR certification/AED training from a recognized provider (such as the American Red Cross or American Heart Association).
• A strong knowledge and demonstrated skill in working with students in a school setting (grades 6-8).
• A desire to be part of a collaborative school community.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• A love of working with middle school age students and a genuine desire to help them navigate the teenage years.
• Assessment and evaluation of students' health status.
• Serve as health advocate and provide primary and emergency health care to students, staff and visitors.
• Provide appropriate staff with student medical information and guidance related to student health issues as needed.
• Provide consultation, relevant teaching, counseling and guidance to assist students and their parents in assuming responsibility for health care.
• Provide relevant health information for team meetings, core evaluations, and other meetings as needed.
• Serve as a resource person in school health education programs for students, school personnel and parents.
• Administer medication in accordance with state and school policies.
• Conduct mandated screening of students for vision, hearing and postural assessment as per state protocol including follow-up retests, appropriate referrals, and notification of parents.
• Conduct mandated screenings of students as per SBIRT protocols.
• Record and maintain student medical information with respect to eligibility for participation in school-based activities.
• Assist school administrators in the reporting of all required medical information to appropriate state personnel.
• Participate in the modification of the school program to meet the needs of children with disabilities and medical conditions that require modifications in school.
• Develop, maintain, and oversee individual healthcare plans, emergency healthcare plans.
• Act as an advocate and consultant for children suspected of being abused or neglected.
• Maintain continuing education requirements for recertification by DESE.
• Utilize SNAP software to document and maintain accurate health records for students.
• Maintain health office statistics as required for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity with the Holliston Public School District, please submit a cover letter/letter of interest, resume, transcripts, copy of licensure and three (3) letters of reference.

Robert Adams Middle School:

We are a grade 6-8 middle school immersed in a three year journey to evaluate and modify everything we do around the mindset of Personal Local Global (PLG).

PLG encompasses our greater vision that RAMS is here to develop critical thinkers, effective communicators and collaborative problem solvers, who are self-aware, curious, creative, compassionate, and resilient young adults- poised and prepared to pursue their passions and to contribute to an increasingly complex, interconnected and ever-changing world. Classrooms and schools need to be learner focused environments where students feel empowered to actively construct meaning, apply understandings, develop essential skills and grow individuals and learners in a dynamic, collaborative and interactive manner under the expert guidance of their team of teachers. This would include opportunities for voice and choice, development of complex problem solving and critical thinking skills, time for reflection and self assessment, opportunities to create and innovate, collaboration, relationship building, and targeted instruction and explicit feedback.