School Nurse (Registered Nurse)
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Job Location:
Burlington, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
School Nurse (Registered Nurse) - 2025/2026
LOCATION:
Memorial Elementary School
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate of a Professional Nursing Program approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
- Current license as a Registered Professional Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- 1-3 years experience in pediatrics community health or related field.
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing Required
- Licensing in School Nursing by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
REPORTS TO:
Nurse Leader/Building Administrator
JOB GOAL:To provide professional health services and coordinate the resources of the school home and community as they pertain to the total health of students and staff
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assess and evaluate students health and the degree of significance of health problems on student educational progress.
- Utilize effective techniques to counsel students parents and school personnel and plan action for eliminating minimizing or accepting health problems.
- Assume a leadership role in the identification of students with health needs that interfere with effective learning; create a safe school that meets the medical needs for all students. Consult and collaborate with nurse leader when you exhaust your means and resources.
- Provide programs for the prevention and control of disease.
- Coordinate health services with other health disciplines in order to fulfill a total health education program.
- Coordinate health services with community health programs.
- Observe school facilities and recommend modifications necessary to maintain optimum health and safety of students and school personnel.
- Respond to encountered health and social problems:
- Child abuse and neglect
- Alcohol and other drug use
- Nutrition problems & eating disorders
- Teen pregnancy
- Collaborate/cooperate with community providers and state agencies to meet the health and social service needs of students.
- Organize carry out and report on mandated health screening programs and makes appropriate referrals and follow-up on vision hearing and scoliosis screening failures.
- Is a resource to the student parent principal and teachers in matters pertaining to health.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to administer medications appropriately in keeping with school the policy and regulations on administration of medication in the school.
- Assess family history and home situations which may affect a students health via home visits when necessary.
- Complete home evaluations for special education TEAM evaluations. Participates in team evaluations and conferences on all children with medical problems.
- Maintain an accurate health record on each student
- Document First Aid and illness care provided to staff and students. Completes accident reports and maintains a log of health room activity.
- Screen all new students to ensure compliance with immunization laws and makes recommendations for exclusion of students for lack of compliance to DPH regulations.
- Recommend exclusion and monitors readmission to school for students with infectious or communicable diseases.
- Maintain First Aid supplies and equipment in an appropriate location in the school.
- Hours of work per the negotiated union contract.
- May have to provide minimal toileting feeding and/or activities of daily living service to students.
- Other nursing duties as assigned and possible floating to schools within the district per the discretion of Nurse Leader and/or Administration.
COMPENSATION:
In accordance to the Burlington Educators Association Contract Unit A Contract
START DATE:
February 2 2026
The Burlington Public Schools prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator for students Lisa Chen or Title IX Coordinator for staff Joanne Faust.
The notice of nondiscrimination is located at:
Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and school environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin sex gender sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy or pregnancy status age genetic information ethnic background ancestry disability homelessness immigration status or any category protected by state or federal law. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
