NURSE (.4 FTE, PART-TIME)


Nurse
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Sudbury, Massachusetts

Job Details
Job ID: 4260338 Application Deadline: Posted until Filled
Posted: May 15, 2023 Starting Date: August 24, 2023

Job Description
LINCOLN SUDBURY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
390 LINCOLN ROAD
SUDBURY, MA 01776

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR

JOB POSTING


Title: Nurse (.4 FTE, Part-time)

Position Summary: Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School seeks a qualified School Nurse to start in the 2023-2024 school year.

Duties and Responsibilities (Not limited to):
  • Manages a comprehensive school health program consistent with the Massachusetts guidelines, regulation and statutes governing nursing and school health
  • Organizes and implements state-mandated programs such as immunizations, surveillance, and screening programs (vision, hearing, postural)
  • Maintains comprehensive school health records for each student based on nursing assessment and medical information
  • Carries out communicable disease prevention and infection control based on current guidelines for universal precautions, prevention of blood borne pathogens exposure and hazardous medical waste disposal
  • Collaborates with providers and the Board of Health/Health Dept. to investigate and surveillance of disease and conduct contact tracing within the school
  • Provides medically prescribed interventions, including medication administration (based on state regulations) and provides care to ill children on a daily basis
  • Provides first aid to injured children and staff and triage to appropriate health care providers. Documents in the electronic health system.
  • Attends weekly house meetings, makes home visits as needed, attends IEP and 504 meetings and collaborates with other team members
  • Develops and implements individualized health care plans for students when needed. Documents, monitors, and works in collaboration with the athletic department with regards to concussed students.
  • Is current in health knowledge trends, attends continuing education activities related to current clinical knowledge and professional issues
  • Offers professional development and training to staff as needed by the district
  • Other nursing duties as assigned


    Qualifications:
  • A bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university, preferred
  • Licensed, or eligible for licensure as a School Nurse by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (MA DESE), preferred
  • Current license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts
  • Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • 1 to 3 years of experience in school, pediatric or public health nursing


    Lincoln Sudbury values diversity and strongly encourages bilingual and/or candidates of color to apply.

    Position Type: Part-time
    Positions Available: 1


  • Welcome to Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School!

    Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is organized in a house system. Ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students are divided among four houses. Each house is staffed by an associate principal, counselors, and a house assistant, with access to a clinical counselor and curriculum/scheduling support. Additional services are provided through special education. The school’s core values are: fostering caring and cooperative relationships, respecting human differences, pursuing academic excellence, and cultivating community. These values constitute the foundation of the operation of Lincoln-Sudbury. Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., and the Massachusetts Department of Education. Our Mission - Since its founding in 1954, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School has viewed itself as “a different kind of place” — a place that truly values diversity in style and substance. This quality manifests itself in the academic program and in the general atmosphere of the school, and may best be seen in the respectful and warm relationships between students and adults, the high degree of autonomy for and participation by the faculty in decisions, and a school culture marked by commitment to innovation and experimentation.

    Equal Opportunity Employer
    Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 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.

    Job Requirements
  • Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

  • Application Questions
    There are no application questions required for this job posting.

    Contact Information
    Richard Whitehead, Director of Student Services
    390 Lincoln Road
    Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776
    Phone: 978-443-9961
    Email: richard_whitehead@lsrhs.net