District School Nurse (Part-Time 0.6 FTE) (SY25-26)
District School Nurse (Part-Time 0.6 FTE) (SY25-26)
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Job Description
Position:
The Needham Public Schools seeks outstanding applicants for the position of District School Nurse for the 2025-2026 school year. This is a part-time position rotating between district schools according to the calendar school year. Hours will be according to the school assignment.
Needham Public School District is an inclusive dynamic and multicultural community seeking an energetic skilled and warm educator to join our team. Diverse candidates especially those from historically marginalized and silenced groups such as educators of color are highly encouraged to apply.
About Needham Public Schools (NPS): NPS has a deep commitment to the success of our diverse students and families and to the professional accomplishments of its educators. Needham devotes itself to cultural proficiency equity and community collaboration to fulfill the vision of the Portrait of a Needham Graduate. This METCO district comprises 5 elementary schools 2 middle schools and 1 nationally-ranked high school serving approximately 5500 students. NPS is committed to addressing equity in the district by focusing on improving academic performance for historically marginalized students and ensuring our schools are safe for every child and free of bias bullying and hurtful acts that demean and diminish. Read more about our equity work here.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities will include: providing nursing services and school health support in the schools as determined and assigned by the Director of School Health Services. Nursing services include but are not limited to: implementing mandatory health screenings implementing food allergy protocols and health policies health services programming and immunization compliance. The nurse will provide direct clinical nursing services as needed in school health offices or for field trips/ special school activities and will perform health data computer entry medication management and general health information management.
Qualifications:
- A qualified candidate has achieved a minimum of a Bachelors degree and is licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts per the Massachusetts Board of Registry for Nursing.
- The qualified candidates hold current certification for CPR- AED as a Health Care Provider per the American Heart Association.
- The candidate has worked as a registered nurse in school health child health community health or relevant pediatric/adolescent clinical care setting.
- The candidate can assume the full scope of responsibilities of the school nurse position.
- The candidate must be knowledgeable of the pertinent regulations governing school nursing practice in Massachusetts the guidelines and standards of care established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) as applicable to the policies and procedures established by the Needham Public Schools (NPS).
License:
- Current license as a Registered Nurse by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Current certification for CPR and AED as a healthcare provider
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) licensure as a school nurse (Preferred) or eligibility for DESE school nurse licensure
Selection Procedure:
All resumes will be screened and selected candidates will participate in a thorough interview process.
Compensation and Benefits:
Please review Unit Contract A and this page to learn more about employee compensation and benefits.
The Needham Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion disability age active military/veteran status ancestry genetic information or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies employment policies and other administered programs and addition students who are homeless or of limited English-speaking ability are protected from discrimination in accessing the course of study and other opportunities available through the schools.
Needham Public Schools has a strong commitment to equity. Candidates who also have a strong commitment to this work are encouraged to apply. For more information on our equity work please visit our equity website.
Employment Type
Part-Time
