Title
Clinical Manager (Health Services)
Job Summary
The following identifies the primary and essential functions of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all duties. As a clinical manager, you will report to and collaborate with the Director of Clinical Services to promote the integration of school health services within an educational setting. The clinical manager will provide professional support, guidance, and consultation to health services staff through clinical oversight and response to questions and concerns daily. You will assist in the implementation of training modules for new hires, CPR certifications, review skill competencies, test outcomes and monitor the progress of the employee throughout the school year.
Site visits will be conducted to assist with the development of healthcare plans, vision and hearing screening, IEP medical histories and educate on new equipment and procedures as needed for nursing staff and unlicensed assistive personnel on a variety of specialized healthcare procedures and documentation of these procedures. You will be responsible for assisting and supporting the health services staff with mandated school health screenings and other health-related activities within each school health office. The clinical manager will be responsible for assisting the Director of Clinical Services with continuous quality improvement initiatives, policy and procedure development and compliance, in-service development and implementation, supporting projects, data collection, and other school health-related projects as identified by the contracted health staff or Director of Clinical Services.
The Clinical Manager will collaborate with interviewing, selecting, supervising and evaluating the performance of assigned staff; coordinate and direct employee assignments and review work to ensure compliance with established plans, strategies, standards, requirements, and procedures as needed; work with employees to correct identified deficiencies; review recommended transfers, reassignments, disciplinary actions and/or termination. Regularly attends and participates in management and staff meetings and serves as a spokesperson for field nurses.
Department: Education
Reports To: Director of Clinical Services
Duties and Responsibilities
Ability to work collaboratively with other school health supervisors to implement departmental policies and procedures. Requires knowledge of the field of assignment and physical ability sufficient to perform thoroughly and accurately the full scope of responsibility as illustrated by example in the above job description. Demonstrates leadership abilities, and considerable knowledge of theories, principles, techniques, and practices of school health services. Knowledge of current literature, trends and developments in School Health and Public Health issues and nursing.
