Nurse Liaison

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Length of position: 12 months per year Hours: 7:00 AM-3:00 PM SUMMARY Performs complex nursing work providing for the care and treatment of patients and clients, working with families, providers, and others; and facilitating effective communication and working relationships. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Assists in planning, coordinating, and supervising nursing activities. • Prepares and maintains patient records and program reports. • Provides specialized nursing services for students. • Participates in planning, developing, implementing, interpreting, and monitoring Health Services program operations, policies, and procedures. • Assists in developing work procedures and performance standards. • Reviews medical records and patient assessments to determine compliance with policies and procedures, correctness of assessments, and/or quality of services. • May detect, record, investigate, and report infections and communicable diseases and take corrective action as appropriate. • Performs related work as assigned. • Plans/supervises required school health screenings, immunizations compliance and special programs. • Rotates on call for evenings, nights and weekends with Director and fellow Nurse Liaison. • Assist in evaluating nursing services through evaluation reports for designated staff. • Develops and implements “Individual Healthcare Plans”. • Cooperates with other agency departments in obtaining OHIs, crediting IEP, updating progress of IEPs, and establishing HRS eligibility. • Liaises between the Psychiatric Clinic, medical clinic, parents and/or adult students, other agency departments, and vendors regarding, but not limited to, obtaining orders from physicians, medication consents from parents/adult students, prescriptions, prior authorizations, etc. • Provides support when key personnel are absent. • May maintain current training and records for Concussion Oversight Team, acting as liaison between providers, students, families, and agency departments, • Collaborates with others to update all health – related forms for summer school, TSD Admissions, and/or Health Center use, each year. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • Current CPR certification. • Ability to earn Vision, Scoliosis/ANTES certification. • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas. • BSN in nursing or related field. • Sign Language: The ultimate required proficiency level for the position using the levels designated in the Signed Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI) is ADVANCED. If hired with a sign language proficiency level below this level must participate in signed communication learning opportunities on a regular basis until achieving the required sign language proficiency level. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS • Proficient signed communications skills. • Current Vision, scoliosis/ANTES certification • Professional experience as a nurse in a residential and/or school setting. • Computer skills to include word processing, e-mail and spreadsheets. • Previous experience working with individuals who are deaf or have disabilities. • Psychiatric experience. • Pediatric experience. • Knowledge of deaf culture. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES/ATTRIBUTES • Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully. • Effective Communication—the individual must be able to appropriately communicate with colleagues, students, parents, families, administrators, supervisors, and the public. • Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, and develops realistic action plans. • Quality control—the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality. • Dependability—the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance. • Safety and security—the individual actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures, and uses equipment and materials properly.Interpersonal Skills—the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things. • SUPERVISOR: Director of Student Health Services MILITARY OCCUPATION SPECIALTY (MOS) CODE Nurse IV- see page 6 of http://www.hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_MedicalandHealth.pdf It is the Texas School for the Deaf’s (TSD) policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation or belief, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. TSD expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Retaliation against individuals who oppose unlawful discrimination or participate in an employment discrimination proceeding is also prohibited. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, firing, promotions, training, wages, and benefits. In addition to federal law requirements, TSD complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.