Job Description

School Nurse

Company Overview
Mystic Valley is a public charter school located in Malden Massachusetts. The school serves more than1,550 students in grades K-12 on four campuses in Malden: Kindergarten at 576 Eastern Avenue; the lower school (1-8) at 770 Salem Street and the high school (9-12) at 238 and 306 Highland Avenue. The school draws students primarily from the cities of: Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham and Wakefield. The school has adopted the extended day and extended school year model in which classes go from 8:00 to 3:30 each day of a 200 day school year.
Job Summary
Our school needs a School Nurse to care for our students. We’re looking for a caring, compassionate, experienced professional who loves taking care of children and excels at  communication and engagement. The position requires administrative work as well as one-on-one time with students, and we’re looking for an individual who truly cares about making our school a better place for our students.
Responsibilities and Duties

• Evaluate patients who complain of specific ailments
• Call parents to suggest they pick up patients who might be uncomfortable or who might have developed a contagious illness
• Educate students on hand washing, germs and other health care and safety issues
• Examine and authenticate vaccination records
• Contact parents and teachers with any medical emergency
• Develop and manage school health and wellness program
• Maintain files on each student’s health and medical history

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor of Nursing  preferred
• 2+ years’ experience at a school or in an educational environment preferred
• Impeccable organization skills
• Able to establish rapport with students and their parents
• Able to function in a busy school nurse office environment

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office,

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