The posting
Position Title: 1.0 FTE School Nurse Care Coordinator
Reports to: Director of School Health Services
Evaluated by: Director of Health Services
Terms of Employment: 184-day work year Benefits and salary in accordance with the LEA Unit A collective bargaining agreement. Willingness to flex workday hours to attend meetings/appointments.
January 11, 2027 start date. FY26 salary scale may change based on completed negotiations. Salary to be prorated based on start date.
Unit A 25-26 Salary Range
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Master’s Degree preferred
Current Massachusetts Registration in Nursing
Department of Secondary and Elementary Education Certified
School Nurse Experience
CPR Certification
Strong knowledge of community needs and resources
Strong interpersonal skills, responsibility for professional practice
Goals: To partner with students, families, schools and the community to:
- Improve student health and management of health conditions
- Increase student attendance
- Improve academic success
- Increase education to nursing staff in regards to health disparities related to student health and wellness (including but not limited to: race, cultural, religious, ethnic, sexual identity and orientation, learning style, mobility, and substance use)
To organize and coordinate resources and services to promote quality and efficient health care for identified students/families, so they can achieve their optimal level of health and well-being and academic success.
- Develop community and regional resources for students, family and staff
- Accompany students/families to medical appointments as needed
- Conduct home visits prn
Responsibilities:
Develop a Care Coordination Program
- Works with School Nurses, Director of Health Services, Guidance staff, DEI and METCO Director, Administrative and School Teams to identify students in need of care coordination
- Establishes a process to identify students at risk for physical and psychosocial issues, communicates health needs to other school personnel and establishes a referral mechanism using both internal and community resources.
- Conducts assessments to determine students’ needs in health, attendance, academic performance and school participation. After completing assessment, identify student needs
- Assessment may involve home visits and family interviews
- With parent/guardian approval, contact health professionals and service providers working with students. May attend medical appointments with parent/guardian/student consent
- Collaborates with student/family/school team in developing individualized goals based on the student’s need, includes the
Identification of needs related medical related transportation, medical equipment and field trips
- Provide individually tailored interventions for the student/team
- Evaluate the impact of the interventions on the student, family and school system
- Serves as a resource for staff, parents and students to facilitate a smooth transition into the classroom
- Attends meetings (family, re-entry, 504, IEP)
- Documents student information in the student’s electronic medical record
- Nursing liaison between students, families, providers, community for the newly expansion of the ALPHA program at the middle and elementary schools
Education: Develop Resources for students, staff, family and community
- Develops Electronic Resource Manual – identifies community, regional and statewide resources for students and families. Focus will include resources available for groups with health disparities
- Develop cultural sensitive resources related to mental health concerns, self-harm and suicide
- Identify referral resources and treatment options for students and families that using substances
- Assists families in securing health insurance, immunizations, a medical home, dental provider and any other health related provider
- Interprets school health services and the role of the school nurse to the families, staff and community
- Serves as a resource and consultant to students, families, physicians and other health team members regarding school and community services
- Serves as consultant/educator to School Nurses and other members of the school staff
- Research and coordinate a network of supports for students who have experienced trauma- violence, bullying, death of a parent/family member, parent/guardian with cancer
- Establish working relationships with key community/regional providers
- Coordinates professional development to school nurses regarding care coordination, health disparities and interventions for improvement
- Evaluates for and assists with the eligibility for home/hospital tutoring
Addressing Health Disparities
Assist in the development of a needs assessment survey for racial/cultural inequities and health disparities related to:
- cognitive abilities, mobility, income, sexual identity/orientation,
- substance use
- Support coordination of quality improvement project related to health disparities
School Nurse Consultation
- Assist with workflow and documentation for the School Based Medicaid Program
- Consultation and collaboration on student/family staff issues
- Identification of students at risk
- Assist with follow-up on screening referrals- providing resources
- Promote health equity via the provision of culturally sensitive health education, screenings and other interventions
General Responsibilities:
- Appreciates and demonstrates cultural competency in all communication and interactions with students, families, school staff, community and state resources.
- Responds to child abuse and neglect issues as required by Massachusetts statue
- Adheres to FERPA/HIPAA Guidelines
- Prepares written reports for school officials, MDPH and other agencies as needed
- Assists with the CSHS grant reporting requirements
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Health Services
- Student/family advocate
- Member of committees that are related to student health and wellness, such as School Health Advisory Committee, Parent Advisory Committee on Multicultural Issues, Mental Health and Wellness Task Force, Absenteeism Committee, and Lexington Community Coalition for Youth
- Attends Nursing Staff Meetings
- Maintains professional growth and development through attendance at workshops, conferences, workshops, job alike meetings and professional affiliations
- Attends Lexington Public Schools Professional Development Activities
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and/or hear. The employee is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Experience and commitment to working in a racially and culturally diverse teaching and learning community.
Applicants in LPS for employment are considered without regard to age, physical, mental or psychiatric disability, genetics, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin or military status.
