Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The Rashi School, the Boston Area's Reform Jewish Independent School, serving students in grades Pre-K-8 seeks a Substitute School Nurses for the 2024-2025 school year. Reporting to the Assistant Head of School for Academic Operations, the Substitute School Nurse is responsible for the operation of the Health Office. In our warm and inclusive community, children are appreciated for who they are as they learn and develop their identities. With the school's foundation of rigorous academics and differentiated instruction and a mission rooted in social justice, we want our students to ask the tough questions—not just the who, what, where, but the how, why, and what can I do to fix it? Rashi graduates have the confidence to try new things and to fail forward. With kindness at their core, they become empowered learners, change agents, global Jewish citizens, and good friends. Substitute nurses are compensated at $240/day. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Assess and provide medcare to ill and injured students, faculty, and staff within scope of practice. Assist individuals with specialized health care needs.
Maintain confidentiality, document and notify parents/ guardians, and/or Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as necessary.
Remain with and give comfort to ill or injured students until released to the parent/guardian.
Observe and report any unusual behavioral finding or unsafe student activity to school administrators. Assume the responsibilities of a Massachusetts Mandated Reporter.
Administer all medications according to the MDPH, physician, and parent instructions. Maintain a clean, orderly and safe health office. Dispose of biomedical waste and hazards according to established protocol. Maintain confidential student health records and accident reports including treatment records/logs, emergency information, immunization records, disability, allergy information, and hearing/vision screening results.
Receive and review new student health files. QUALIFICATIONS
Degree from an accredited nursing program.
Current valid MA State License as a Registered Nurse.
Minimum of one year of medical/clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
Knowledge of state and federal health and safety regulations.
Current BLS/CPR/AED/ First Aid Certificate issued by an authorized agency and renewed as necessary.
Prior experience in school or camp serving students in Grades PK-8 is strongly preferred. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Analytical
Strong communicator Active listener
Commitment to working in and fostering an inclusive community
Belief in Rashi's Mission and Core Values PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Able to speak and hear to exchange information in person and on the telephone.
Able to visually assess student injuries and illnesses.
Use of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and medical equipment, perform first aid and CPR.
Able to sit, stand, bend, and walk for extended periods.
Able to push/pull a wheelchair. Able to lift 50 lbs (able to lift a middle-school aged child). HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and professional references to .
Rashi is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Guided by our core values of justice, respect, learning, community, and spirit, and with social justice as a foundational cornerstone of our school, we are committed to building an inclusive community that honors and respects each individual, their varied identities, and their spirit. We seek to listen, learn, and grow together to ensure that we are a place in which all community members can thrive. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, including age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, mental disorder, familial status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
