New England Innovation Academy seeks a motivated, resourceful, and flexible part-time School Nurse to join Health Services. The position requires compassion, professionalism, an entrepreneurial spirit and start-up mentality, and excellent interpersonal and relationship skills. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with pediatric experience. This role is a shared role with our current part-time school nurse and responsibilities and work hours may need to be adjusted to meet the medical needs of boarding students. Availability to work weekday evenings, Monday through Friday, from approximately 4 pm to 10pm and weekends. May be required to attend events and field trips with staff and students as needed. Must be available for summer camp hours as
needed.
The School Nurse provides direct care, first aid, triage, assessment and treatment of illness and injury on campus as needed. The School Nurse also provides healthcare education to students as required. The School Nurse acts as a liaison between school, home, and community to improve the overall health of students. Additionally, the School Nurse is responsible for emergency care, on-going health assessments, medical treatment and health counseling of students, and medication administration. The School Nurse helps to maintain school health records, and will help in the development of processes and protocols within the Health Services Department as requested.
NEIA employees are expected to embody NEIA’s principles of empathy, equity, personalization, authentic work, and collaboration in all work activities and actions.
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