GRAFTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSGrafton, Massachusetts Job DescriptionTITLE: School Nurse (Floating Position)REPORTS TO: Nurse CoordinatorQUALIFICATIONS: Currently Licensed RN in the State Massachusetts with a minimum of a Bachelors Degree Eligible for School Nurse License in Massachusetts, licensing process to be completed within one year of employmentCurrent CPR, First Aid and AED certificationAbility to use effective written, verbal, and nonverbal communicationJOB GOAL: The School Nurse (Floating Position) will promote and maintain the health and well-being of students in the school setting in order to enable them to take full advantage of available educational opportunities. Coordinate in a unified manner with principal, nurse coordinator, staff, students, family, physician, and community agencies to provide a comprehensive school health program that facilitates the maximum opportunity for individual students to access the curriculum. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Assess the health needs of all children in the school setting.Provide direct health care to students and staff which include: care within the scope of nursing practice to students and staff who have been injured or who present with acute illnesses, maintenance and support of chronic health conditions, implement scheduled and non-scheduled regiments and procedures.Communication by phone, email, during meetings and face to face in office with principal, Nurse Coordinator, staff, students, family, physician, and community agencies Ability to interact with students who may be experiencing an emotional outburst that becomes physical.Respond to medical emergencies and needs of students and/or staff throughout the building and school grounds.Communicate with students and families to recommend follow up with primary care physician. Implement individual Health Care Plans for students with health concerns that include an emergency action plan as appropriate.Attend field trips to monitor students with health conditions which require nursing supervision in order to participate.

Administration of medications and the performance of health care procedures that are within the scope of school nursing practice and are ordered by an appropriately licensed health care provider.Appropriate delegation of care within applicable laws which involves initial assessment, training, competency validation.Assist in the completion of mandated health assessment according to the departments agreed upon procedures. Act as a resource for health information to other professionals.Report communicable diseases as required by law.Assess patterns of illness or injury to determine source of concern. Assess emotional and environmental factors to decrease conditions not conducive to optimal health and learning, addressing and referring accordingly.Perform other such duties as deemed necessary by the Nurse Coordinator. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The nurse must have the ability to lift, push, pull, bend, kneel and climb stairs as necessary and be able to stand for long periods of time.TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year as established by the Grafton School Committee EVALUATION: Annual evaluation for performance of this job will be completed by the Nurse Coordinator or Principal


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