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Location

Vershire, VT | United States

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Job description

The Mountain School is a semester-long, residential academic program for high school juniors set on four hundred acres in central Vermont. Each fall and spring semester, students from across the country join our campus to take academic classes, participate in our farm and outdoor programs, and build a diverse and interdependent community of scholars. We are a predominantly white independent school that has been diversifying its faculty and student body over recent years.

The School Nurse will:

• Review students’ medical records and follow-up with families to complete medical paperwork
• Manage prescription medications for students. Train faculty to support medication distribution
• Set up documentation system and train faculty on its use

Responsibilities could also include:

• Assess and treat, within scope of practice, student health needs; organize medical appointments
• Maintain health and wellness spaces; communicate with student support team and other faculty members about student health and, as needed, with families
• Document consultation, care, and other health services provided
• Respond to calls from faculty during on-call hours
• Participation in other aspects of school life including farming, forestry, or outdoor program

Requirements of the position:

• Licensed as a registered nurse in the state of Vermont (an NLC state)
• Good communication skills, high degree of organization
• Willingness to work in a collaborative, student-focused environment
• The ability and motivation to work independently in an efficient and focused manner
• Flexibility in schedule, availability to work some weekends and evenings

  Physical Requirements:

  While performing the duties of this job, the school nurse must be able to maneuver on uneven ground, go up and down stairs, carry and lift up to 25 pounds, and be able perform daily repetitive motions. Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required. Background check required. The Mountain School encourages candidates who would add to the racial, cultural, and gender diversity of the school community. The Mountain School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

About The Mountain School of Milton Academy

Mission The Mountain School cultivates a diverse and interdependent community of scholars who learn to know a place and take care of it. Through collaborative learning and shared work, students emerge from their semester prepared to reach beyond the self and focus on the common good. Who We Are Each semester 45 motivated high school juniors from all over the country come together to live and work on the school’s farm in rural Vermont. Students and faculty build together a semester based on trust and an appreciation of difference, creating an academic and work-based community in which every voice matters. While living with teachers in small houses, students help to make important decisions concerning how we live together. Courses provide a demanding, integrated learning experience that takes advantage of the school's small size and mountain campus. Balancing intellectual inquiry and experiential learning, the curriculum challenges students to think flexibly, speak their minds and return to their schools equipped for continued academic success. Engagement with the farm and forest sparks an appreciation for their food, their fuel and their labor.

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