School Nurse (Maternity Leave) April, May, June, 2021

Shrewsbury Montessori School seeks a professional per diem School Nurse for preschool through grade 6 for April—June in the 2020-2021 school year. This full-time position is based at our Shrewsbury Campus and attendance at occasional evening school events and after school staff meetings is also required.

The School Nurse is charged with the comprehensive responsibility for all activities involving the health and safety of students and staff.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Establish and manage a comprehensive school health program consistent with the Massachusetts guidelines, regulations and statutes, making the appropriate adjustments in consideration of SMS’ mission and its status as a private school.
• Promote positive safety practices both within and outside of school buildings and ensure that the school has an emergency plan which is communicated to personnel and students.
• Prepare and mail out health form packets for each incoming student.
• Manage and organize student medical records using the school database.
• Prepare immunization records for Department of Public Health and other pertinent agencies as required.
• Manage medical release forms for both prescription and over-the-counter medications.
• Develop and distribute student’s allergy lists to all classrooms and administrators.
• Carry out communicable disease prevention and infection control based on current guidelines for universal precautions, prevention of bloodborne pathogens exposure and hazardous medical waste disposal.
• Notify families of communicable diseases of students who have been exposed; i.e. Chickenpox, strep throat, head lice, etc.
• Collects and maintains daily student incident forms, ensuring that all applicable parties have documented all pertinent details
• Maintain the security of confidential information.
• Provide emergency first-aid kits for all field trips and include any prescribed medications for students while away from school including medications like inhalers and epi-pens.
• Maintain first-aid kits in each classroom.
• Identify the need for health education and to teach the basic principles of health promotion and disease prevention to students using principles of learning and appropriate teaching methods.