District Health Manager 26-27

THE PAIDEIA ACADEMIES INC•Phoenix, AZ

14h

About The Position

This position is primarily responsible for ensuring the health of all students as a means to ensure academic success. The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and disabilities and the early detection and correction of health problems. Promotes and protects the health status of students and staff through functions in all areas of Coordinated School Health.

Requirements

Valid Arizona Nursing License or EMT Certification
Minimum of one year of work experience in the health care area
CPR Certification (or obtain in the first 6 months)
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of basic computer operations and software systems required for the school, and office equipment (copiers, faxes, binders, folders, etc.)
Ability to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
A commitment to The Paideia Academy and its values; an understanding of The Paideia Academy’s mission and unwavering commitment to fulfill it.

Responsibilities

Provide health assessments
Obtain a health history
Screen and evaluate finding of deficit in vision, hearing, scoliosis, growth, etc. as directed
Observe students as required for development and health patterns/concerns
Participate in school registration process to procure parental consent and health insurance information
Identifies abnormal health findings
Develop and implement health plans and procedures
Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students
Interpret the health status of students to parents and school personnel.
Plans and implements school health management protocols
Initiate and follow referrals for intervention and/or remediation
Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies
Provide direct nursing intervention
Administer appropriate level of first aid for illness and injury, including CPR
Administer/supervise medication per doctor's orders and monitor the effects
Provide individual health counseling concerning high-risk behaviors
Utilize existing resources to provide appropriate care of students
Performs a variety of clerical duties, which may include: inputting information into database; running report queries; making copies; creating labels; filing medical records; preparing routine correspondence; and/or, performing other related activities.
Provides emergency personnel with critical data and information within established guidelines and procedures.
Provide health education for students, staff and parents
Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a liaison health professional between home, school and community.
Act as a resource person in promoting health careers.
Serve as a resource person to the school staff members in health instruction
Serve as a resource person in health education
Participate in health curriculum planning and evaluation
Promote drop-out prevention programs
Provides consultation in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school district
Where applicable, participates in the IEP Plan development
Recommend provisions for a safe, healthy school environment
Serve on school/district health council
Promote and assist in control of communicable diseases
Ensure that each student complies with the immunization requirements of the State of Arizona and Maricopa County
Confirm that students have medical emergency cards on file
Participate in wellness projects