Director of Health Services

Primary Purpose: Develops, implements, coordinates, and supervises the district’s health services  programs, while ensuring the programs support the philosophy and objectives established by Board  policies. 

Qualifications: 

Education/Certification/License: 

Master’s degree, Required; four years’ experience in school nursing or related supervisory experience. Valid Texas Registered Nurse License 

Special Knowledge/Skills:  

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. 

Major Responsibilities and Duties: 

Initiates the standing MD/DO orders for OTC treatment and the AED program. 

Coordinates and cooperates with district-based health educational programs. 

Ensures compliance with mandated state reporting for immunization and health screening. Assists in planning and implementing district-wide staff development programs. 

Plans and conducts meetings for health services staff for the purpose of program planning updating, and  training. 

Initiates and supports health programs that benefit staff, students, parents, and the community. 

Develops and/or utilizes communication channels with staff, students, parents, and the community  based on equality and mutual respect. 

Uses established criteria and job descriptions in recruiting, screening, selecting, assigning, and  orientation of faculty and staff, when appropriate. 

Defines job performance expectations of staff, evaluate, conduct conferences, and develop/facilitate  training opportunities for professional growth of staff.

Exhibits high expectations and regard for staff and strive to maintain high staff morale including  recognition for excellence and achievement. 

Supervises and facilitates the nurses and clinic preparation for Summer Learning. 

Supervises district health services staff, provides assistance and direction to principals and  administrators, appropriately. 

Develops and manages the health service budget based upon documented program needs.  

Analyzes facilities, equipment and material needs for optimum health and safety, utilizes current  information to recommend necessary changes or adjustments related to Health Services as appropriate. 

Reviews and evaluates health programs to determine compatibility with state mandates, laws and  essential elements. 

Supervises and coordinates the delivery of consistent health services throughout the district including  problem-solving related issues. 

Serves as on-site health supervisor in any district medical emergency in collaboration with Safety and  Investigations team. 

Complies, maintains, and files all reports, records and other documents required for all areas of  responsibility including responding to telephone calls and correspondence. 

Attends meetings as requested by supervisor including planning departmental meetings.  

Complies with all policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rules, local  Board policy and state health department and TBON rules and regulations. 

Conferences with parents to resolve conflicts related to Health Services. 

Communicates and collaborates with outside community resources to meet student needs.  

Maintains active involvement with parents and community groups such as the district PTA, Partners in  Education, Health Services Advisory Committee and other community agencies such as CEDEN family  resource center, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association,  Lion’s Club, Sertoma Clug, etc. 

Serves as an advocate/liaison and a resource between Health Services and the medical community. Performs other duties as assigned. 

Facilitates learning opportunities for nursing and health related academic programs.  

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used: Ability to use peripheral devices, high level language programming concepts,  data management software, and application development tools. 

Posture/Physical Demands: Prolonged sitting; regular kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping,  pushing/pulling, twisting. 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. While performing the  duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, to use hands to finger,  handle, or feel, and to stand and walk. The employee is required to regularly lift and carry (less than 15  pounds). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to  adjust focus. 

Motion: Repetitive hand motion; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; regular walking,  grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching; may climb ladders.  

Lifting: Regular moderate lifting and carrying (up to 44 pounds); occasional heavy lifting and carrying (45  pounds and over). 

Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an  employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Occasional district-wide travel  to multiple campuses, as assigned. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; emotional control under stress. 

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an  exhaustive list of all responsibilities that may be assigned or skills that may be required.