District Health Manager 26-27 at THE PAIDEIA ACADEMIES INC – Phoenix, Arizona

Job Title:

Chief Health Manager (2 Campuses)

Position Type :

Full-time / 11 month

Reports To: Executive Director of Education

Job Description

Job Purpose:

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.

Duties:

Health Services

• 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.

Health Education

• 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

Healthy School Environment

• 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

Required Competencies:

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things; Ability to work with and supervise peers; Engage with elementary age children; Coordinate communication between staff and parents.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Change Management - Communicates changes effectively; Builds commitment and overcomes resistance; Prepares and supports those affected by change; Monitors transition and evaluates results.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; Promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Works with integrity and ethically.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Judgment - Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• A commitment to The Paideia Academy and its values; an understanding of The Paideia Academy’s mission and unwavering commitment to fulfill it.

Skills/Qualifications:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Valid Arizona Nursing License or EMT Certification; and a minimum of one year of work experience in the health care area

OTHER SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• CPR Certification (or obtain in the first 6 months)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• 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.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• 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.

REASONING ABILITY:

• 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.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of basic computer operations and software systems required for the school, and office equipment (copiers, faxes, binders, folders, etc.)

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 must regularly sit; walk; stand; talk or hear. The employee is frequency required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; taste or smell.
• The employee is frequency required 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.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here 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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; fumes or airborne particles; extreme heat from equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.