What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Nurse position at Boston Renaissance Charter Public School?
Nursing Services:
- Using the nursing process, collaborates with the parent/guardian and student, where appropriate, to develop and implement an individualized health care plan for the student:
- Collects information about the health and developmental status of the student, his/her family in a systematic and continuous manner including health and social histories, screening results, physical assessment, emotional status, performance level and health goals;
- Develops a nursing diagnosis and care plan with specific goals and interventions delineating nursing actions specific to student needs and coordinated with the efforts of other providers and school personnel and implements plans in a manner aimed at improving health and educational status;
- Provides medically prescribed interventions, including medication administration (based on state regulations);
- Responds to child neglect or abuse issues (as required by Massachusetts statute);
- Assesses student response to nursing actions in order to revise the database, nursing diagnoses, and nursing care plan and to determine the progress made toward goal achievement; documents pertinent information in student records or confidential nursing notes;
- Provides first aid to injured children and staff; provides everyday care of acutely ill children; manages children with communicable diseases
- Administers CPR and responds promptly to emergencies;
- Conducts mandated screening and immunization surveillance, referring and providing follow-up for students as indicated;
- Assumes responsibilities for in-service programs for school personnel for first aid, emergency care ?protocols (including CPR and the use of the automatic external defibrillator), and current health ?issues;
- Other duties as directed by the Director of Unified Student Services.
- Collaborates with other professionals, team members
- Participates as a team member; with parental consent when indicated, shares information with other team members about children with special health care problems which affect their safety, learning and growth;
- Acts as an advocate for the student and family when appropriate;
- Attends Special Education Team meetings as needed;I
- dentifies health-related needs for inclusion in the individual education plan and works with school-based team toward the achievement of IEP related goals;
- Assists students, families, and groups to achieve optimal levels of wellness through health education and promotion
- Applies appropriate nursing theory as the basis for decision making in the school setting while expanding
- Knowledge and skills in response to the student health needs:
- Demonstrates current knowledge in such areas as (a) school and community health, (b) communicable disease control, (c) growth and development, (d) health assessment, (e) special health conditions, both chronic and acute, (f) injury prevention and emergency care, (g) health counseling, health education and promotion, and (h) current adolescent issues;
- Assumes responsibility for continuing own education; obtains expert consultation, supervision, and peer review as needed;maintains comprehensive school health records;
- Licensed as Registered Nurse
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Licensed or eligible for DESE school nurse certification
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- Minimum two years of experience in pediatric or community health nursing