Health Services Coordinator

South Washington County Schools

  • Minnesota
  • $114,609-124,256 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
SoWashCo Schools offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, and long-term disability coverage. We also offer voluntary plans such as accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and identity protection, along with flexible spending accounts, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and retirement plans. These benefits reflect our commitment to supporting your health and well-being.Visit our for more detailed information.POSITION SUMMARY:The Health Services Coordinator for South Washington County Schools provides leadership and coordination of health care for students who attend both private and public school within the district boundaries. Provides leadership as the certified public and school health nurse, leading, collaborating, integrating, facilitating and evaluating school health services and programs to provide positive learning outcomes to preschool, school age, and youth through health promotion, disease prevention and health maintenance. To develop and sustain the liaison between the schools, home, and local, state and national health community. Primary responsibilities include training, delegation, monitoring and supervising health care procedures delivered by building nurses. This supervisor is a member of the special services administrative team.PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:Coordinate School District Building Nurses, Health Assistants, Paraprofessionals, Clerical Staff, Family School Coordinators * Analyze workflow related to effectiveness and efficiency of assessment processes in the school health services program.
  • Coordinates and provides leadership over the operations and health services staff.
  • Coordinates and provides leadership over the operations and health services for Community Education and Out of School Time Services.
  • Recruit, interview and make hiring recommendations for school health services personnel.
  • Direct, monitor school health services staff including development and evaluation of staff improvement plans.
  • Advise and make recommendations to the Director of Special Services regarding Minnesota Nurse Practice Act.
  • Arrange for substitutes. Maintains and manages a substitute nurse pool.
  • Assists nurses in writing Individual Health Plans and/or Section 504 Plans with health services accommodations.
  • Maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and records
  • Member of the Mental Health Lead Team
Organize and Conduct Professional Development * Development and training of staff that provide health services, physical & mental health, and other staff that contribute to a student’s overall health status.
  • Development and delivery of orientation for new and substitute Health Services staff.
  • Develop and coordinate quality improvement activities.
Health Policy and Procedure Development, Implementation, and Evaluation * Assessment, planning and evaluation of the health services component of the coordinated school health program.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate school health services policies and procedures to support student learning & delivery of care to students and the practice of nursing.
  • Assure policies and procedures adhere to state and federal legal and regulatory requirements, and ethical standards of nursing practice.
  • Implementation of communicable disease control in the schools, including monitoring, surveillance and participation in disease prevention and outbreak management.
  • Interpret health mandates, recommendations and trends to school personnel.
  • Advocates integration of district vision and policies into action plans.
Provide Consultative Service * Provide health related consultation as a member of the specialized education team.
  • Provide consultation and recommendations in the planning and development of accommodation plans for Section 504 eligible students.
  • Serve as health care consultant for school personnel, students and their parents/families.
  • Provide professional health care leadership to administrators and school staff.
  • Interpret health mandates, recommendations and trends to school personnel.
  • Consult and provide input into committees that share responsibility for wellness and health, i.e. health & safety committee, emergency preparedness committee, employee wellness committee, etc.
Community/Agency Liaison * Function as the liaison between the school and local health service agencies/providers.
  • Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with community health partners.
  • Serves on community leadership committees with Washington County as needed.
Health Counseling, Intervention, and Prevention * Coordinate the establishment of guidelines, procedures and training in First Aid/CPR for schools and staff.
  • Coordinate and monitor AED programs in the schools
  • Coordinate screening programs and immunization review/follow up for the schools.
  • Coordinate the establishment of guidelines, procedures, and training of blood borne pathogen/Hepatitis B vaccination/Post-Exposure Plan.
  • Coordinate district annual flu vaccination clinic for district staff and their families.
Budget Development and Maintenance * Recommends and manages the health services budget. Orders and purchases district health service supplies and equipment.
  • Monitor equipment needed and budget requests from individual buildings, including capital expense.
  • Develop and maintain vendor agreements for supplies and services.
Provide Coordination of Health Data/Technology Support * Develop, implement, and evaluate the system for the identification of students with special health care needs.
  • Establishes and monitors pupil health record systems.
Emergency Preparedness * Serves as a member of the district emergency management leadership team.
  • Provides recommendations on planning and development of crisis team agendas.
  • Assures policies and procedures for school safety planning.
Specialized Education Third Party Reimbursement * Coordinate third party reimbursement for health and mental health related services for all students.
  • Reviews state and federal regulations for third party reimbursement.
  • Participates in third party reimbursement networking meetings with area districts.
  • Assists with the implementation of time studies for SEDRA reporting.
  • Interprets Department of Human Services (DHS) guidelines for school based Personal Care Assistants (PCAs).
  • Oversees training and certification of PCAs.
Other duties as assigned * At times may be required to work outside normal business hours and work extended hours to accomplish requirements of this positionJOB SPECIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, LICENSE, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES):Required: * BA or BSN degree from an accredited four year college or university
  • Registered Nurse licensure from Minnesota State Nursing Board
  • MN Public Health certification
  • Licensed School Nurse in Minnesota (LSN) through Minnesota Department of Education
  • Master’s preferred
  • CPR/AED certified
  • 5 years prior experience in school health care – five years relevant clinical & administrative nursing practice in school health/community health, or other related administrative practice.
  • Previous managerial experience preferred
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret general school and health professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.
  • State and Federal laws and regulatory issues governing public health
  • Special education legislation and services
  • Scope of school nurse practice
  • Development, management and evaluation of school health programs
  • Environmental health within the school community
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and community providers/resources
  • Understanding of Community, including community as a system and aggregates as clients
  • Family theory, assessment and intervention
  • Contemporary health and psychosocial issues that influence children
  • Health care delivery systems and the concepts of primary health care
  • School as a non-traditional health care setting
  • Counseling and crisis intervention
  • Case finding, case management and advocacy
  • Willingness to offer training
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Strong computer background
  • Strong judgment/analytical skills
  • Experience in presentation, communication, and team building skills
  • Personal integrity and honesty
  • Ability to maintain a positive work environment, regular attendance, personal dependability, positive attitude, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage department budget
  • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
  • Ability to handle Transitions
  • Program management, including personnel supervision
  • Leadership, networking and collaboration
  • Ethnic and cultural sensitivity and competence
  • Regular attendance
  • Principles of record keeping management and management of confidential records
  • Knowledge and ability to use email
  • Evidence of an understanding of the school culture and environment, and a commitment to carrying out the vision, mission and belief statement of South Washington County School
  • A clear and demonstrated commitment to the District mission, which is to ensure high quality, innovative, challenging education where all learners are valued and respected.
  • Performing assigned responsibilities in a manner consistent with the District’s established Core Values.
  • Advancing the District’s mission and values through careful attention to the key issues of Learning, Environment and Resources.

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