POSITION SUMMARY:
The Health Services Nurse Manager provides professional nursing services, supervision of assigned staff, and follow-up for medically complex students in assigned schools.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Provides guidance to staff regarding students with private duty nurses;
Supervises assigned Health Services staff;
Assists nursing staff in the development of health care plans;
Provides on-site supervision to Certified Medication Technicians;
Coordinates specific student's medical care with other individuals and agencies;
Assists with integration of students with complex medical needs into the educational system;
Serves as a nursing consultant and resource person to school staff, parents, and students;
Plans and implements programs for the management of students with medical needs at the school level;
Provides consultation to educational teams with appropriate medical information and care plans to facilitate students' educational program;
Assesses and screens students for medical and school health services;
Represents Health Services on assigned committees;
Educates and directs school staff regarding medical issues related to students who may require emergency intervention;
Provides in-services to faculty that educate regarding health related issues;
Accompanies families, when necessary, to clinic and physician appointments or may make home visit as indicated;
Assists school staff with development of an individual teaching program for students and families to foster independent health care;
Establishes and maintain on-going communication with school based staff related to health issues;
Provides mentoring for Health Services staff and preceptorship to nursing students modeling professional nursing; and
Performs related work as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Skilled level knowledge of the principles and practices of nursing, administration and supervision;
Ability to handle sensitive situations that require skillful intervention and support for staff, parents and students; through knowledge of nursing procedures; and
Ability to exercise tact, initiative and good judgment; ability to deal effectively with groups.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing; Master's degree in Nursing or related held preferred, with at least (3) years administrative supervisory experience.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of a current Maryland Nursing License, current CPR and First Aid Certification and an appropriate and valid Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises health services staff in schools and centers.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this 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 stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.