The South Shore Charter Public School seeks to hire on-call substitute school nurses to serve students in grades K-12 during the 2025-2026 academic year. SSCPS's school nurse: *provides nursing care and physical screening to students, assessing students and implementing first aid measures for students as needed*ensures compliance with applicable procedures and protocols*maintains health and immunization records, updating them as is necessary*initiates emergency procedures for students and staff as needed*assumes responsibility for appropriate intervention, evaluation, management, and referral activities for students*communicates with parents / guardians as needed, providing notifications when further medical evaluation is suggested or needed*collaborates with the guidance department in counseling students when appropriate (pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and substance abuse) in order to facilitate responsible decision-making practices*administers daily and PRN (as needed) medications and nursing care procedures prescribed by the student's physician*collaborates with the principals in developing extenuating circumstances plans for students on a case by case basis*orients the staff and teaches specific medical procedures as needed*acts as a liaison between the school, home health department professionals, and other community agenciesQualifications: Valid Massachusetts RN license.Valid CPR, including AED.Ability to communicate effectively with students from different backgrounds, parents/guardians, faculty, and staff
