Substitute School Nurse SY26-27 West Boylston Public Schools West Boylston, MA Job Details Full-time 17 hours ago Qualifications Nursing policy compliance Patient treatment planning Patient follow-up care Program management Health education for children Hearing screenings Initial assessment (medical evaluation) Acute illness diagnosis Pediatric emergency care Child attendance tracking Experience working with individuals with chronic illnesses Mid-level Treatment of concussions Records management Implementing health screening services Student health and wellness program administration Decision making Student treatment plans Health record tracking Disease state management Childcare medication administration Acute care experience Sports injury protocol Pediatric first aid Nutrition education School policy and procedure enforcement Managing patient records Medical treatment implementation

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West Boylston Public Schools is seeking a qualified Substitute Nurse for SY26-27 to be responsible for establishing and managing a comprehensive school health program consistent with the Massachusetts guidelines, regulations and statutes governing nursing and school health, and school district policy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for professional, medical treatment of students
• Responsible for early detection of physical problems and health evaluations
• Responsible for disease prevention
• Assists in promoting programs on health-education and immunization
• Maintains clinical records
• Coordinates vision, hearing, lice, and orthopedic screening and health assessments
• Provides emergency aid to students and school staff
• Assists teachers in instructing students in health and nutrition education
• Take part in the decision-making for sick child dismissal and re-admittance to school
• Monitor attendance/absence patterns and follow-up on student injuries and illness
• Administers and/or supervises the administration of prescription medication to students; provides medically prescribed intervention.
• Develops care plans (in cooperation with family physician) for students in concussion protocol and other medical care planning
• Coordinates medications and nursing care for school field trips with building administration
• Monitors student physical exam status for athletic program according to MIAA regulations
• Provides direct nursing care to meet the needs of the students, including administering first aid care for injuries, emergency medical care and management of acute and chronic illnesses.
• Flexibility to perform other duties assigned by Superintendent of Schools or designee