Nurse Coordinator

**Pending Board Approval** The WISD’s Mission is to educate, serve, and advocate with students, families, schools and the community. We disrupt racial inequities, build just educational systems, and expand access for all learners. We value human potential while striving to support current and future generations of Washtenaw County to enrich as many lives as we possibly can. The WISD’s Vision is to be a leader in empowering, facilitating, and delivering high-quality, boundary-spanning, educational system that educates all children through an equitable, inclusive, and holistic approach.

SUMMARY:

The Assistant Principal is accountable for designing, implementing, evaluating, and improving the ASD program; establishing and monitoring expectations; conducting classroom observations and providing coaching and feedback; identifying needs and leading ASD professional learning; and supporting instructional quality and classroom implementation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and inclusion in all practices and position responsibilities.
• Demonstrates the ability to examine how his/her/their position (directly or indirectly) impacts educational inequities in student achievement outcomes.
• Engages in reflection and ongoing learning and development on critical concepts and terms identified in the Washtenaw ISD Educational Equity Policy including concepts such as cultural proficiency, racial equity, and systemic and structural inequities.
• Leads the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of nursing services across WISD programs.
• Supervises, coaches, and evaluates assigned nursing staff.
• Coordinates nursing assignments and coverage in collaboration with program administrators.
• Develops, implements, and reviews nursing procedures and protocols in collaboration with administration.
• Monitors nursing practices, documentation, and implementation of student health care plans; addresses concerns and supports improvement.
• Provides clinical guidance for students with disabilities and complex medical needs.
• Coordinates the development and review of individualized health care plans and emergency care plans.
• Oversees training for staff who perform health-related procedures and verifies completion of required training and competency assessments.
• Plans and provides orientation, ongoing training, and professional learning for nursing staff.
• Supports compliance with applicable nursing standards, school health requirements, and WISD policies.
• Coordinates applicable health screenings, immunization monitoring, communicable disease reporting, and related family communications.
• Collaborates with families, medical providers, administrators, and educational teams to coordinate student health services.
• Participates in IEP and other student planning meetings when nursing expertise is needed.
• Oversees medication management procedures, medical supplies, equipment, and health records.
• Coordinates nursing documentation and applicable Medicaid billing processes.
• Uses health data and staff feedback to identify needs and improve services.
• Supports the selection and use of digital nursing documentation systems.
• Coordinates nursing student placements and clinical learning opportunities, as appropriate.
• Provides direct nursing support when needed and within the scope of the position.
• Maintains confidentiality and adheres to professional, ethical, and legal standards.
• Demonstrates consistent, reliable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides direct supervision of assigned nursing staff. Responsibilities include coaching, monitoring performance, identifying professional learning needs, supporting consistent nursing practices across programs, and collaborating with administrators and Human Resources to address staffing and performance concerns.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Alternative requirements that may be appropriate and acceptable to the Board of Education may be considered. 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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing - required.
• Minimum of three years of nursing experience, including at least one year working with students with disabilities or children with complex medical needs.
• Demonstrated nursing leadership experience required, including experience guiding staff, coordinating nursing services, and supporting consistent clinical practices. Leadership experience may include serving as a charge nurse, team lead, nursing supervisor, program coordinator, or a comparable role.
• School-based nursing experience - preferred.
• Experience developing nursing procedures, providing staff training, and improving service delivery - preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• A valid, unrestricted Registered Nurse license issued by the Michigan Board of Nursing - required.
• A valid Michigan School Nurse Certificate issued through MOECS - required

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Demonstrates ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff and the general public.
• Prepares accurate reports, correspondence, training materials, and procedure documents.
• Demonstrates ability to express self clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate nursing procedures, student health needs, and school health requirements clearly to staff, administrators, families, and community partners.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Exhibits proficiency with electronic health documentation, data management, Microsoft Office and Google applications, and digital communication tools.
• Supports consistent documentation practices and the effective use of technology across nursing services.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Demonstrates ability to apply the concepts of basic math, algebra and geometry consistent with the duties of this position.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Exhibits a high level of proficiency in areas of reasoning, problem solving, organizational dynamics and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrates ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Exhibits a high level of professionalism with the ability to handle confidential information, use good judgment, plan and handle complex projects and maintain a flexible attitude.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Demonstrates ability to be flexible.
• Demonstrates ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

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 accommodation 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 stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as books and teaching material. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision and the ability to adjust focus. The ability to travel to other buildings is required. The position requires the individual to sometimes work irregular or extended work hours and meet multiple demands from several people.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day. The employee is frequently required to interact with the public and other staff. The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students. The employee is exposed to infections at a greater risk than the average person. Occasionally the employee may be required to be outdoors for a short period of time, and therefore subject to varying weather conditions, for purposes of accomplishing the essential functions of this job.

FUNCTIONS OF POSITION DESCRIPTION:

This position description has been prepared to define the general duties of the position, provide examples of work and to detail the required knowledge, skills and ability as well as the acceptable experience and training for the position. The description is not intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the duties of employees under supervision. The WISD retains and reserves any and all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any portion of this description in its sole judgment. This position description is not a contract for employment. The WISD is an equal opportunity employer, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The District will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

TERMS:

Salary and other employment conditions to be established by the Board of Education as reflected in the Non-Affiliated Staff Manual. Starting salary ranging (dependent upon experience) from $96,000 - $117,983. Washtenaw Intermediate School District is a drug-free workplace. It is the policy and commitment of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, height, weight, familial status, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any legally protected characteristic, in its educational programs, activities, admissions, or employment policies in accordance with Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments, executive order 11246 as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and all other pertinent state and Federal regulations.