School Registered Nurse (The Schwartz School)

Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children’s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.

Full-time employees receive

• Competitive Pay

• Generous PTO

• 13 paid holidays

• Medical, dental, vision and MORE

Salary range; $70,000 to $90,000 annually based on related experience

Meeting Street is currently looking for Registered Nurses for 40 hours per week.

Duties

• Administers medications and performs nursing procedures ordered by the physician to be given during school hours including but not limited to G-Tube feedings, catheterizations, respiratory treatments, dialysis, dressing changes, wound care, trach care and suctioning, etc.

• Performs ongoing health status evaluations and medication/treatment reviews to identify health needs and potential problems.

• Documents all nursing care and changes in a student’s health status.

• Communicates timely updates to families and applicable school staff regarding health concerns or changes in the health status of the student Collaborates with the other disciplines involved in a student’s care, to optimize the student school experience.

Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community’s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.

Learn more about us at https://www.meetingstreet.org

Requirements

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts

• Willingness to become licensed as a Registered Nurse in Rhode Island

• Maintains current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) or CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification.

• Adapts to any medical/technical equipment that is needed to provide health services to our students

• Provides care for students in their classrooms, special activities, and on field trips

• Be able to sit, stand and walk continuously during the workday

• Be able to bend/stoop, squat, kneel, grip with whole hand- right, left & both hands, finger pinch items-right, left and both hands, use hand power tools, use a computer, transfer patient, climb stairs, reach above shoulder level-both right, left & both arms and assist in lifting and carrying students as well as transfers from wheelchairs to equipment