Substitute School Nurse

MSAD #53 is seeking substitute school nurses to provide medical treatment to students when the regular school nurse is absent.

Requirements:  Must have a current RN license and a Maine Department of Education Criminal HistoryRecords Check (CHRC).  Previous school nursing experience preferred but not required.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Manage school clinic visits, intervene with actual and potential health problems, and assist with decision-making
• Manage and support chronic health conditions
• Dispense and monitor physician ordered medications and/or treatments.
• Manage and use equipment and supplies ordered by a health care provider for everyday or extended use in the school setting.
• Provide and/or appropriately delegate health care procedures
• Establish and maintain professional communication with all stakeholders which is ongoing, timely and respectful with consideration given to professional confidentiality
• Maintain individual student health records adhering to documentation standards
• Create a caring, trusting, personal climate conducive to learning

Possible physical demands include, but are not limited to: standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, bending and reaching outward.

For complete step by step instructions on obtaining your CHRC certification from the DOE, please visit: https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting.