School Nurse

Reporting to the Director of Operations, this specific position entails developing, implementing, and managing the school’s health program.

A Bridge Boston Charter School Nurse can expect to:

• Work with a diverse staff and student body from Boston and surrounding cities
• Establish and manage a comprehensive school health program consistent with the Massachusetts guidelines, regulations, and statutes governing nursing and school health
• Collaborate with other professionals, team members, and community providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and other school health activities
• Using the nursing process, collaborate with the parent/guardian and student, where appropriate, to develop and implement an individualized health care plan for the student
• Assist students and families to achieve optimal levels of wellness through health education and promotion
• Apply appropriate nursing theory as the basis for decision-making in the school setting while expanding knowledge and skills in response to the student health needs and participating in research
• Solicit and welcome critical feedback
• Participate in myriad forms of professional development as scheduled for all faculty
• Coordinates in-house COVID-19 testing programs and provides testing guidance on campus
• Responds to all inquiries consistent with confidentiality and privacy policies
• Escalates stakeholder issues to the appropriate staff for resolution as needed

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated cultural competence and sensitivity; belief in the value of diversity 
• Clear willingness to make and learn from mistakes
• Have a “self-starter” and team player attitude – working to address and resolve issues with a team focus
• Effective communication skills with families, staff, and students 
• Adaptive, flexible, and resourceful problem solver
• Customer-service orientation
• Strong work ethic and sense of urgency
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Values diversity and demonstrates cultural competence and sensitivity
• Bilingual or multilingual skills preferred

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Must hold a BSN or RN with a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline
• Possess or be eligible for the School Nurse (All Levels) MA DESE license
• BLS Certification
• Minimum of 1-year experience in public health nursing, community health nursing, school health nursing, or pediatric nursing

Bridge Boston Charter School is a tuition-free, K1-8 public school serving 335 students in Roxbury, Massachusetts and the surrounding community – many of whom have experienced social, emotional, and developmental barriers to learning. 

Three core beliefs guide our work: 

• Students do best in a rigorous academic environment that teaches basic skills and inspires a love of learning.
• Students thrive when a school plays an active role in eliminating barriers, working closely with families and partner organizations to meet each student’s health and social service needs.
• Students will succeed when they live and learn in a nurturing community where they are respected as individuals, where they are encouraged to explore the world around them, and where their efforts are fully supported.

Please visit www.bridgebostoncs.org to learn more about our work. 

Salary : $70,000 - $85,000