What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Nurse Assistant position at TrulyHired?
Nipmuc Regional High School is seeking a School Nurse Assistant (full time, school year). Qualifications: Graduate of an approved practical Nursing or Registered Nursing program, current licensure as an LPN or RN per Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing, Pediatric and or school nursing experience is preferred. Responsibilities: - Provide primary and emergency health care to students and staff. This includes direct and indirect nursing care, health maintenance, teaching, counseling, guidance and collaborative planning as supervised by the School Nurse. - Per the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing, the LPN/RN participates in analyzing and interpreting students and staff health data and makes informed judgments as to the specific elements of nursing care mandated by a particular situation. - Assists students, parents, and staff with complex health care needs (i.e. diabetes, asthma, allergies) to deliver appropriate nursing care as prescribed by the medical provider and as supervised by the School Nurse. - Administers medication as prescribed by medical providers and per Massachusetts law 105 CMR 210 (1) under the general supervision of the school nurse-RN who has delegating authority. - Implements nursing interventions per prescribed medical regimen and includes appropriate health care components in the plan of nursing care for students/staff. - Maintain electronic records for each student/staff encounter. - Assists school nurses in screening programs for hearing, vision, and BMI annually and electronically recording data from screenings. - Assists the School Nurse in the prevention and control of communicable diseases including educating students, families and staff on infection control measures, disease surveillance in the school population, electronic recording of immunizations and illness. - Maintain continuing education and licensure recertification requirements per Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. - Performs other related duties as assigned by the school administrator, school nurse, or district school nurse coordinator.
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