Nurse Injector Jobs in Springfield, MA (NOW HIRING)

Job Description: Seeking School Nurse to provide nursing care in the district's school health clinics. Under the supervision of the District Nurse Leader and Building Principal, the School Nurse will work together with students, school staff, and families in collaboratively developing and delivering safe, optimal health care and education in the school setting. Traveling between schools and clinics may occur.

*Potential Nurse Leader Position available Qualifications: - Currently licensed as a Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) - Has a Bachelor's degree in Nursing - Holds a current Massachusetts Department of Education and Secondary Education (DESE) School Nurse license - Has a minimum of 2 years experience working as a Registered Nurse - Has experience working in pediatrics/school nursing, or related setting - Current BLS CPR AED certification - MA DESE Certified Acceptable CORI, SORI, DCF, and fingerprint report as determined by the Superintendent - Ability to think critically and react decisively to emergency situations - Is an effective communicator with students, families, school staff, and maintains confidentiality - Collaborative & flexible Reports to: District School Nurse Leader and Building Principal Job Responsibilities: - Responsible for all facets of the health services including acute and chronic nursing care. Organizes and implements state mandated programs such as immunization surveillance and screening programs. - Provides medically prescribed interventions, including medication administration based on state regulations, and provides emergency care to students and staff in case of injury or sudden illness.

- Provides medically prescribed interventions, including medication administration based on state regulations and district policies. Using the nursing process, will create and maintain individualized health care plans and medical 504 for specific individual students. - Carries out communicable disease prevention and infection control based on current guidelines.

Authorizes exclusion and re-admission of students in connection with communicable diseases based on clinical guidelines. - Uses computer skills to initiate and maintain computerized cumulative health records on all students. - Utilizes community resources for referral of students with unmet health needs, including the need for a primary care provider, health insurance, and dentist.

- Conducts blood pressure screening for staff at their request. - Collaborates with school personnel in establishing and maintaining sanitary conditions in the school buildings. - Participates in building crisis teams and Wellness Committee.

- Shares information with other team members about children with special health needs on a need-to-know basis, which may affect learning with parental consent. - Counsels students regarding health issues. Responds to frequently encountered health issues, providing counseling and crisis intervention when required.

- Participates in in-service training programs as required. - Reports and provides consultation to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics, and other agencies on school medical matters. - Teaches health education courses as deemed necessary - Assumes responsibility for continuing own education; obtains expert consultation, supervision, and peer review as needed.

- Will train and educate school staff about life-threatening allergies and the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector, medication delegation, seizures, and other individualized health conditions annually and as needed. - The School Nurse, upon being informed of upcoming field trips, will assess the participants' individualized health care needs, identify if a nurse is needed for the trip, and prepare any necessary health supplies and forms such as medication orders, parental consents, health care, and emergency action plans. The School Nurse will also prepare any emergency and scheduled medications and treatments needed on the field trip and will educate school staff and students on the proper administration of such medication, following the five rights, state, and district medication policies and regulations.

- Conducts MA DPH required programs including immunizations, mandated health screenings, and other programs as required. - Provide direction and assistance to substitute School Nurses. - Performs technical nursing services as prescribed by a physician and necessary to maintain medically fragile children in the school setting.

- Demonstrates knowledge of, and ability to administer medications appropriately, while abiding by state regulations and district policies and protocols on administration of medication in the school. - Participates in team evaluations and conferences on students with medical conditions. - Completes accident reports, and maintains a log of health room activity.

- Acts as a Mandated Reporter (Chapter 119, Section 51A). - Acts as an advocate and provides case management and care coordination for students and their families, communicating with healthcare providers, school staff, and other community agencies. - Helps create an environment conducive to learning that addresses the social-emotional health of students and staff to decrease possible causes of bullying and violence for optimal mental and social emotional health and wellbeing.

- Complies with Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Policy. - Other related duties may be assigned by Administration.