School Registered Nurse

About the role

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. Meeting Street is currently looking for a School Registered Nurse for 40 hours per week. Full-time employees receive competitive pay, generous PTO, 13 paid holidays, and medical, dental, vision and more.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the health and well-being of the students during the school hours for all daily issues as well as responding to emergency situations.
• Keeps up to date records for all students and assists with scheduling all mandatory health screens.
• Planning and implementing all necessary nursing procedures and develop others if they are needed.
• 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 parents, teachers and therapy staff regarding health concerns or changes in the health status of the student.

Requirements

• Licensed RN 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 to students in their classrooms, special activities, and on field trips.
• Generally, be able to lift/push/pull up to 35 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with the assistance of adaptive equipment or another staff member.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Generous PTO
• 13 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and MORE

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week.