District School Nurse for Longmeadow Public SchoolsPERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Provide first aid to students and respond to inquiries and medical emergencies in accordance with nursing protocol.2. Administer prescribed medicines in compliance with school policy and physician orders.3. Perform medical procedures as required by individual student healthcare plans and physician instructions.4. Conduct routine health screenings including vision hearing and scoliosis.5. Maintain accurate and up-to-date student health records.6. Ensure confidentiality of all student health information in compliance with Massachusetts regulations.7. Support nursing coverage needs across the district by covering for other school nurses during planned and unplanned absences.8. Provide nursing care for students requiring 1:1 nursing support in the absence of assigned staff.9. Accompany students on field trips or provide in-school nursing coverage when other nurses attend trips.10. Collaborate with administrators families and healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care and effective communication.11. Perform other duties as reasonably assigned related to the scope of the school nursing role.12. Maintain flexibility in daily work hours and assigned locations based on school or district RESPONSIBILITIES: NONEThe following information is provided pursuant to ADA DEMANDS: Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job : Light-lifting 30 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 : Occasionally (O)Up to 1/3 of the timeFrequently (F)From 1/3 to 2/3 of the timeConstantly (C)2/3 of the time or more Standing: (C) Sitting: (O) Walking/Running: (C) Lifting: (F) Reaching(F) Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any directionHandling(F) Seizing holding grasping turning or otherwise work with hand(s)Fingering (F) Picking pinching or otherwise working with fingers primarilyTalking (F) Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken wordHearing (C) Perceiving the nature of sounds by the airNear Acuity (C) Clarity of vision at 20 inches or lessFar Acuity (C) Clarity of vision at 20 feet or moreColor Vision (F) Ability to identify and distinguish colorsField of Vision(C) Observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Environmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. These positions are performed in a school and/or field trip setting where the environmental conditions should have no effect on how the jobs are : Level 3 Moderate level of OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Educators Association (Unit C) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement
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