Nurse Supervisor-School Health Program

About the role

The School Nurse Supervisor provides leadership and oversight (onsite & offsite) for a team of school nurses to ensure the delivery of high-quality health services to students. This position is responsible for supervising staff, coordinating school health programs, ensuring compliance with state and local health regulations, and collaborating with school leadership, families, and community partners to promote student health and academic success.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication between governing boards, medical staff, and department heads by attending meetings and coordinating interdepartmental functioning.
• Review and analyze facility activities and data to aid planning, risk management and to improve service utilization.
• Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability.
• Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
• Prepare activity reports to inform management of the status and implementation plans of programs, services, and quality initiatives.
• Manage change in integrated health care delivery systems, such as work restructuring, technological innovations, and shifts in the focus of care.
• Consult with medical, business, and community groups to discuss service problems, respond to community needs, enhance public relations, coordinate activities and plans, and promote health programs.
• Develop instructional materials and conducts in-service and community-based educational programs.
• Mecklenburg County Health Department Employees: Responds in cases of urgent and/or emergent events that require public health interventions.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of nursing experience in area directly related to area of assignment.
• Graduate from an accredited/approved nursing education program. BSN is required for School Health Nurse Supervisor positions.
• One (1) year of lead nurse, charge nurse or other supervisory type experience preferred.
• Experience in Pediatrics, Emergency Dept, etc. preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Principles, methods, techniques and procedures of current professional nursing, public health and public health nursing.
• Laws, regulations and administrative requirements governing the public health nursing profession.
• Current trends and best practices in the fields of nursing, health care services and public health.
• Infection control practices.

Skills

• Supervising and evaluating employees.
• Prioritizing and assigning work.
• Organizational, planning, and time management skills; managing and executing multiple tasks.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Maintaining and evaluating various types of records/files to ensure accreditation standards are met.
• Using computers and related software applications.
• Applying and explaining applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and/or procedures.
• Exercising judgment and discretion; skill in analyzing and evaluating data and information and making appropriate recommendations.
• Oral communication skills including the ability to provide clear and concise information and to make presentations, both internally and externally.
• Written communication skills, including the ability to communicate information and ideas in writing in an understandable and clear manner.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Mecklenburg County offers a generous benefits package which greatly increases your total compensation. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability, long term disability, accident, cancer, critical illness, medical bridge, and pet insurance; dependent care, healthcare, and commuter flexible spending accounts; health savings account; paid holiday, vacation, and sick days; near-site clinics for preventive care and illnesses; an employee discount program which provides discounts for retail, dining, shopping, travel, tickets and more; an employee assistance program including financial and legal counseling; access to Mecklenburg County fitness and aquatic facilities; paid family leave; tuition reimbursement; a 5% employer match on retirement savings plan contributions and a defined benefit plan for retirement.