Westfield Public Schools
Westfield, Massachusetts
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| Job ID: 4114336 |
Application Deadline:
Posted until Filled |
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Posted: January 3, 2023 |
Starting Date:
Immediately |
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JOB SUMMARY:
To fulfill the role of School Nurse during his/her absence and may include, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Perform treatments and administer daily and PRN medications per medical orders.
- Maintain up-to-date health records.
- Assume responsibility for informing faculty and staff of those students with special health problems, as needed.
- Interpret the health status of a pupil to him/her, the parents, and school personnel without breaching confidentiality.
- Observe students on a regular basis to determine health needs.
- Authorize the exclusion and/or re-admission of a student with an infectious disease.
- Administer first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures.
- Serve as a health consultant and resource person for the classroom teacher conducting health-related classes when requested as well as teacher health classes.
- Advise on modification of the education program to meet health needs of the individual student through the Chapter 766 process.
- Assume authority, in the absence of a physician, for the care of a student or staff member who has suffered injury or emergency illness.
REPORTS TO: Building Principal and Administrator of Special Education and Student Support Services
This is a temporary position with limited benefits.
Position Type: Part-time
Positions Available: 1
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Westfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.
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<b>QUALIFICATIONS:</b>
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<li>Licensed Registered Nurse
<li>CPR certified
<li>Certified as School Nurse in Massachusetts preferred, but not required.
</ul> Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required |
| There are no application questions required for this job posting. |
Debra Ecker, SPED Program Supervisor
94 North Elm Street
Suite 101
Westfield, Massachusetts 01085
Phone: 413-572-6556
Email: debra.ecker@schoolsofwestfield.org
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