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The School Nurse provides skilled nursing care and management of the special needs of students as well as medication administration. Immunization surveillance and routine health screenings are conducted annually. Routine emergency care is provided for students and staff. If necessary, students are referred to their primary healthcare provider for an evaluation. For students with complex medical needs, the school nurse may act as a liaison for the school, home, and outside medical facilities. As an education team member, the nurse interprets medical data and provides a health plan for student's individual education plans (I.The school nurse promotes student wellness and assists in maintaining a healthy school environment.

Provides emergency medical care to students.

Counsels and/or educates students in small groups or as individuals concerning medical issues.

Conducts formal and informal evaluations of medical conditions and develops accurate medical summaries on students.

Teaches mini-courses to small groups of students in Medical/Health areas relating to survival skills.

Monitors and assesses compliance with immunization standards as per BPS and DPH regulations.

Performs vision, hearing, scoliosis, dental, and other health-related screening as required by DPH or BPS school health services.

Develops and maintains contacts with medical persons or facilities who might provide direct service or consultation.

Participates in Service Team Meetings of students when medical input, interpretation, or consultation is needed.

Conducts formal workshops and/or informal training for staff as appropriate.

Maintains adequate and updated health records.

Serves as medical representative to evaluations and re-evaluations, obtains and interprets medical evaluation at these meetings.

Using the Rubric of Specialized Support Instructional Personnel (SISP), the Office of Human Resources has identified priority skills and abilities that all BPS SISP should demonstrate.

~ II-A-1 Quality of Effort and Work, II-D-2 High Expectations, I B-2 Adjustments to Practice)

Effectively analyzes data from assessments, draws conclusions, and shares them appropriately.

I-A-1 Professional Knowledge, I-A-2 Child Adolescent Development, I-A-3 Plan Development)

Exhibits strong knowledge of child development and how students learn and behave, and designs effective and rigorous plans for support with measurable outcomes.

Demonstrates knowledge of students’ developmental levels by providing differentiated learning experiences and support that enable all students to progress toward intended outcomes.

Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community.

Consistently collaborates with colleagues through shared planning and/or informal conversation to analyze student performance and development, and to plan appropriate interventions at the classroom or school level.

Regularly provides advice and expertise to general education teachers and the school community to support the creation of appropriate and effective academic, behavioral, and social/emotional learning experiences for students.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse.

of Education School Nurse License (All Levels).

CPR & First Aid Certification.

Experience working with children and adolescents in public school/agency/human services setting.

liaison and case management; high-risk, multi-problem children and adolescents.

BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

Please refer to the BPS website ( for more information on salary and compensation. Salaries are listed by Unions and Grade/Step.

The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics, natural or protective hairstyle, military status, immigration status, English language proficiency, or any other factor prohibited by law in its programs and activities. If you require an accommodation pursuant to the ADA for the application process, please contact the Accommodations Unit at View email address on click.appcast.io Services, School Nurse

Bachelor degree preferred.

Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Boston Public Schools, Office of Human Resources