Health Assistant LPN- Sumner Ave Elementary School
Springfield Public Schools
- Springfield, MA Washington DC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assess and evaluate students' medical history, including social, behavioral, psychological and familial concerns.
- Utilizing evidenced based practice, identify need for appropriate nursing services in the school setting
- Initiate a plan of care with student and family input to best meet needs of individual student.
- Implement plan of care with consultation with school staff and community providers as necessary.
- Evaluate effectiveness of interventions and revise plan as necessary.
- Provides emergency care for all students and staff on school premises in the event of injury or sudden illness.
- Administer prescribed and approved medication to students with parent/guardian and physician consent.
- Perform mandated screenings in vision, hearing, scoliosis, and height and weight as deemed appropriate by state and city departments of public health
- Documents pertinent information in student records in accordance with Standards of Practice and safeguards documentation utilizing HIPPA and FERPA regulations
- Conducts home visits to initiate or follow up on the health care needs of students
- Prepare regular written reports for supervisor, MDPH and other relevant agencies.
- Notify appropriate individuals, ie parents, staff, physicians of immediate and potential health related concerns.
- Provides information about health and disease prevention in cooperation with health education programs within Springfield Public Schools
- Promotes healthy programs in collaboration with coalitions, associations, CDC and Department of Public Health
- Acts as a resource in health education to students and families and refers to appropriate help agencies when necessary
- Report to work as scheduled and conducts self in professional manner.
- Is a role model for other nurses and for students in SPS
- Participates in direct and indirect nursing care, health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning and rehabilitation in order to:
- Assess student's health status, records and related health data
- Analyze and interpret recorded data and a makes informed judgments regarding nursing care as mandated by MD order and standards of practice.
- Participates in planning and implementing nursing interventions
- Responsible for knowledge of most recent advancements and current knowledge in the field.
- Collaborate, cooperate and communicate with other health care providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
- Promotes student and family education to involve them and significant others within the school system to establish and implement health goals.
- Conducts self in professional manner as evidenced by appropriate attire, punctuality and indication of strong work ethic.
- Reports and is administratively accountable to building nurse, Nursing Supervisor and to the building principal for provision of health services in the building
- A valid and current Licensed Practical Nurse License by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- CPR and First Aid Certification by a recognized provider, renewable biannually.
- A minimum of one to two years of child health, community health or other relevant clinical nursing experience.
- No lifting, bending or twisting restrictions. Must be able to ambulate quickly and walk up four flights of stairs.