Manager of Health Services

Job Title: Manager of Health Services
Location: Districtwide
Date of Availability: ASAP
Date Closing: Until Filled

Summary: Coordinates and articulates the health program under the direct supervision of the Superintendent. Provides health care as needed in all district schools. Works in collaboration with the building principals and District Administrators to supervise the health tech team.

*Salary: $88,406 dependent upon experience. This is an 11-month position which aligns with other district admin and principal roles.

Education and/or Experience: Registered Nurse, ACLS- preferred, PALS/ENPC Preferred, TNCC- preferred. Previous management experience preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Eligible or already in possession of a Colorado Educators License for School Nurse, Unencumbered RN License- Colorado or Compact State. Must hold American Cross First Aid Certification, Medication training, CPR instructor preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.

• Interacts daily with students to collect pertinent data and information in a systematic and ongoing manner relative to the student’s immediate, interim, and long-term condition or needs. Including but not limited to:
  • Functional abilities
  • Physical, psychological, social, cognitive, sexual, cultural, age philosophical, and spiritual status
  • Health disparities, patterns, and illness
  • Students and parents or guardians’ perception of health status and health goals
  • Health education needs
• Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, financial, and cultural considerations.
• Applies ethical, legal and privacy guidelines and policies to the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of information.
• Documents relevant data accurately and in a manner accessible to the interprofessional team.
• Uses assessment data, standardized classification systems, technology, and clinical decision support tools to define actual or potential problems.
• Prioritizes problems based on mutually established goals to meet the needs of the student across the health-illness continuum.
• Expected outcomes are mutually formulated with the student, family/guardian, and healthcare providers.
• Expected outcomes are achievable and measurable.
• Expected outcomes are documented and communicated to the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Evaluates and modifies expected outcomes based on the evaluation of the student’s condition.
• Develops an individualized, holistic plan based on the students priorities and preferences that reflects current, evidence-based nursing practice.
• Documents the plan using standardized language or terminology.
• Systematically reviews and revises the plan of care based on the student’s response.
• Implements the identified plan of care using critical thinking and technology through collaboration and communication across the continuum of care.
• Delegate Interventions considering the circumstance, task, person’s level of education and experience, as well as regulatory and institutional standards while maintaining accountability for care.
• Collaborates with students and others involved in care in the evaluation process.
• Documents the results of evaluations.
• Attends Individualized Education Plan meetings when expected (medical students, students with extensive school health care plans, Initials with health on consent, Tri’s with health on consent.
• Supervises health tech team district wide, in close collaboration with the building administration, and district administration.
• Supervisory duties of Health team: Works closely with District HR and Administration team on (Yearly evaluation input, interviewing and hiring process, disciplinary action).
• Compiles and updates health histories of students
• Gives physical exams when requested for kindergarten children, special education children, athletics, or any child with emerging health problems
• Completes developmental screening on elementary children who are referred by the Child Study Team.
• Responsible for health status evaluations including screenings for vision, hearing, height and weight, scoliosis, and blood pressure, at grade levels scheduled. Follow-ups as necessary with phone calls to parents and medical reports to family doctors.
• Manages a variety of health problems for students who come to the nurse's office daily.
• Crisis management including accidents, sudden acute illness, etc.
• Monitors Immunizations as required by Colorado Immunization Law, to children who provide parent permission.
• Involved with planning and implementation of health care for children with specific problems who require care during school hours.
• Arranges, upon parent request, for referrals of children with health problems that require further evaluation and care by physician, dentist, etc.
• Makes home visits as required for effective management of children with health problems.
• Participates in health curriculum projects at teacher request.
• Provides individual education to children as needed.
• Assists teachers and parents with information regarding specific health problems.
• Evaluates health status of special education students and participates in all phases of developing and implementing Individual Education Plans for such.
• General management of health budget, distribution of supplies
• May assist in other departments of the school as requested.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise health technicians in all buildings; provides on-going training. Organizes volunteers to assist in screening programs.

Benefits include: PERA retirement, paid time off, and other optional benefit elections. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week as defined by their position are also eligible for the district’s health insurance.

Additional information: *Salary/pay rate is determined based on qualifications and experience relevant to the job description requirements. Full pay range may be found on the appropriate salary schedule. Salary schedule link below. Employees hired into a position are rarely qualified to receive the maximum of the pay range shown on the salary schedule.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to read and analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff and the general public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

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 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 regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to run; stoop and kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50lbs. The employee must occasionally push items of 100lbs. or more, such as pushing children in a wheelchair. While performing the duties of the job the employee occasionally may visit a child’s home. Specific vision abilities required by this include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for student safety, work output and wellbeing.

Application Process: Moffat County School District uses the applicant tracking system from Frontline Education to manage employment applications online. Apply online at www.moffatsd.org

In compliance with Title VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, Moffat County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates. English speaking ability will not be a barrier to participation and admission to District programs. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees or need for special education services. The following person(s) have been identified as the compliance officer for the District. Compliance Officer for Title IX – Megan Caughey, 600 Texas Ave, Craig, CO 81625, 970-826-6410, megan.caughey@moffatsd.org.

En cumplimiento del Título VI y VII del Acto de Derechos Civiles de 1964, Título IX de la Enmienda de Educación de 1972; Sección 504 del Acto de la Rehabilitación de 1973, la Discriminación de Edad en Acto del Empleo de 1967, el Acto de los Americanos con Discapacidades, el Acto de no Discriminación de Información Genética de 2008 y la ley de Colorado, Condado de Moffat Distrito Escolar RE-1 no discrimina ilegalmente en base a raza, color, sexo, religión, origen nacional, ascendencia, credo, edad, estado civil, orientación sexual, información genética, discapacidad o necesidad de servicios de educación especial en la admisión, acceso, tratamiento o empleo en programas educativos o actividades que opera. Capacidad de hablar ingles no será un obstáculo para la participación y admisión a programas del Distrito. Se han establecido procedimientos de queja para los estudiantes, padres, empleados o necesidad de servicios de educación especial. La(s) siguiente(s) persona(s) han sido identificadas como el oficial de cumplimiento para el Distrito: Megan Caughey, 600 Texas Ave, Craig Co 81625, 970-826-6410, megan.caughey@moffatsd.org.