JOB GOAL:  
To coordinate and give direction to Health Assistants and Nurses at all school sites. Creating and maintaining consistency at all schools and facilitating a school health program which will provide a climate of health and wellbeing in the District's schools 
 
QUALIFICATIONS: 
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. A bachelor's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution (preferred)
2. Registered Nurse with a current Arizona License
3. Current School Nurse Certification from the AZ Board of Nursing
4. Minimum of four years experience as a school nurse
5. CPR Certification for health care provider
6. Holding a current, registered nurse license that is active and in good standing or multistate privilege to practice as an RN under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 15
7. At least two years of nursing experience at least one year of which is in the provision of long term care facility services (preferred)
8. Organized, efficient office skills including computer
9. Strong human relation skills
10. Must have the ability to work independently, prioritize and make sound judgments and decisions in a wide variety of situations under pressure
11. Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with students, parents, and staff
12. Must pass a background clearance
13. Must obtain an Arizona IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 218 Days; 11 Months
COMPENSATION: Per QCUSD salary schedule for applicable position
BENEFITS: As per QCUSD District policy
REPORTS TO:   Director of Special Education
EVALUATION:  Initial evaluation to be completed no later than ninety (90) days after first day of work; thereafter, annually by supervisor.
HOURS:  40 hours per week - Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Engage in research and evaluation of school health services and acts as a change agent for the school health program.
2. Collects, verifies, and organizes health services data for use in monitoring and assessing health services.
3. Plans, develops, interprets, standardizes, and evaluates health services in the schools.
4. Assists in the hiring process for prospective health services personnel.
5. Instructs new health services personnel and substitute health assistants regarding district policy and philosophy, specific health service procedures, and other duties and responsibilities.
6. Provides for ongoing in-service education of health service personnel through regular staff meetings.
7. Collaborates with State, County, and local agencies in providing health services for the students in all the schools.
8. Supports health service personnel, teachers, and administrators in implementing the health program in the District.
9. Acts as a resource person for principals, health service personnel, teachers, parents, and District leadership. Provides problem analysis and risk management.
10. Assists the school principals dealing with performance problems of health services staff.
11. Manages the health services budget.
12. Participates in professional development related to school health issues.
13. Assists in planning health centers for all new schools and evaluates the adequacy of those already in operation.
14. Supervises and evaluates health services personnel.
15. Regularly communicates health service program activities to administrators.
16. Assists in developing District policies regarding health matters and overseeing the District Health Handbook.
17. Supervision of health assistants is provided only when on site; supervision is provided by building principal at all other times.
18. Attends meetings (e.g. in-service training, faculty meetings, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and/or receiving information.
19. Performs other job-related duties as assigned to advance district priorities.

 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell.
 
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
 
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions.
 
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
 
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Notice of Nondiscrimination
Queen Creek Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age or sexual orientation in admission and access to its programs, services, activities, or in any aspect of their operations and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Queen Creek Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. The following employees have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX Coordinator, Director of Athletics & Student Services, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-7488 and Compliance Officer for Section 504/ADA, Director of Special Education, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-5990.

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, religi�n, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad u orientaci�n sexual en la admisi�n y el acceso a sus programas, servicios, actividades ni en ning�n aspecto de sus operaciones, y ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek tampoco discrimina en sus pr�cticas de contrataci�n. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para atender consultas sobre las pol�ticas antidiscriminatorias: Coordinador del T�tulo IX, Director de Atletismo y Servicios Estudiantiles, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Tel�fono 480-987-7488; y Oficial de Cumplimiento de la Secci�n 504/ADA, Director de Educaci�n Especial, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Tel�fono 480-987-5990.