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Lead Clinician
Beta is a Title I Schoolwide campus. I understand that part or all of this job could be funded with federal funds.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Special Knowledge/Skills
Experience
Major Roles and Responsibilities- Health Services
Major Roles and Responsibilities- Screening programs
Manages the District Campuses by
Provides Health Counseling by
Establishes procedures for Communicable Disease Control by
Provides Emergency First Aid by
Promotes Health Education by
Other Responsibilities and Duties
Job Description
Lead Clinician
Beta is a Title I Schoolwide campus. I understand that part or all of this job could be funded with federal funds.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Valid BLS/CPR certification
- Certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services to conduct Vision, Hearing, Spinal and Acanthosis Nigricans screenings
Special Knowledge/Skills
- Current practical working knowledge of nursing procedures and techniques relevant to children
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to organize and coordinate District clinics
- Ability to work independently to implement district policies and procedures
- Ability to learn and use computer and willingness to learn and use software applications
- Willingness to attend workshops to acquire new skills
Experience
- School nursing experience preferred
Major Roles and Responsibilities- Health Services
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments on scholars
- Use clinical reasoning based on established evidence-based practice outcomes and research for decision making and comprehensive care
- Develop health plans for scholars with medical conditions
- Provide nursing care to scholars and families through various health care services (For example: Dental Exams and Resources, COVID testing, Lice cleaning resources, etc.,)
- Evaluating scholar outcomes and responses to interventions and identify the need for modification as needed
- Administering medications and treatments according to school district policies
- Delegating tasks to appropriate Team members
- Reporting and concerns related to child abuse to administrators and filing a report to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Major Roles and Responsibilities- Screening programs
- Conducts annual Vision, Hearing, Acanthosis Nigricans and Spinal screenings as designated by the Texas Department of State Health services, including sending referrals home as needed
Manages the District Campuses by
- Tracking inventory and ordering supplies in bulk
- Maintains individual Health Files including all forms needed for specific medical conditions
- Utilizes and Documents all clinical evaluations, treatments and outcomes in Magnus Health
Provides Health Counseling by
- Provides resources and referral information to scholars and Staff for community agencies and services
- Conferring with scholars, parents and faculty/staff concerning health needs of individual students
Establishes procedures for Communicable Disease Control by
- Enforcing and monitoring immunization status of students according to TDSHS requirements
- Implementing and enforcing school district communicable disease policies
- Reporting communicable disease cases as required to TDSHS
Provides Emergency First Aid by
- Assessing the severity of injuries and taking appropriate action
- Performing first aid procedures effectively and efficiently
- Anticipating changes in patient conditions and responding accordingly
- Submitting school district incident reports as needed
Promotes Health Education by
- Planning and Implementing health/wellness activities
- Being a member of the School Health and Wellness Committee
- Conducting emergency preparedness training in the event of a medical emergency
- Teaching health-related topics in the classroom as requested
- Conducting health awareness training to educate staff on safe school practices
Other Responsibilities and Duties
- Research district policy, precedent and current practices prior to taking action
- Participates fully in drills and safety exercises to provide for the safety and overall emotional well-being of students
- Utilize time wisely for effective management of job responsibilities
- Maintain punctuality in daily work times, appointments, and meetings
- Meet task completion deadlines as set by the Supervisor
- Maintain friendly customer-service-driven interactions with all stakeholders, scholars, teachers, administrators, and co-workers
- Maintain a positive and professional tone in all communication
- Perform other duties and accept other responsibilities as assigned
