Nurse Manager

Position Summary:

The Nurse Manager provides districtwide clinical and administrative leadership for school health services. The
position supervises supports and evaluates school nurses; establishes consistent evidence-based practices across
schools; and ensures that health services comply with applicable federal and Massachusetts laws regulations
professional standards and District policies. The Nurse Manager serves as the Districts principal nursing resource
and public-health liaison responds to urgent and complex health situations and leads the Districts health-
services response during communicable-disease outbreaks epidemics pandemics and other public-health
emergencies.

Essential Responsibilities:

Leadership Supervision and Evaluation
Provide clinical and administrative supervision coaching support and formal evaluation of school nurses in
accordance with the APAA collective bargaining agreement applicable nursing standards District
procedures and the Districts educator-evaluation requirements as applicable.
Establish clear expectations and consistent standards of practice for nursing services across all schools while
recognizing building-specific student needs.
Convene and lead regular nursing-team meetings; provide consultation case review mentorship and
opportunities for collaborative problem-solving.
Participate in the recruitment interview selection onboarding orientation assignment and retention of
nurses and other health-services personnel.
Coordinate daily and long-term nursing coverage including substitute coverage summer programming field
trips athletic events transportation and other District activities requiring nursing support.
Conduct regular school visits and reviews of health-office practices records medication systems equipment
supplies and emergency readiness.
Clinical Program and Student Health Services
Plan implement evaluate and continuously improve a comprehensive culturally responsive and
linguistically accessible school health-services program that supports student access attendance safety
well-being and readiness to learn.

Develop maintain and communicate districtwide nursing protocols procedures standing orders emergency
guidelines and a school health-services manual in collaboration with the school physician and appropriate
District leaders.
Oversee compliance with requirements governing immunizations physical examinations communicable-
disease control medication administration and delegation mandated screenings concussion management
emergency medications and student health records.
Support nurses in developing and implementing Individualized Health Care Plans Emergency Action Plans 504
accommodations and health-related services in IEPs for students with acute chronic complex or
technology-dependent medical needs.
Provide consultation on complex clinical matters student re-entry following illness or hospitalization health-
related attendance concerns and safe participation in school transportation field trips athletics and
extracurricular activities.
Promote trauma-informed disability-inclusive and equitable nursing practices and help identify and address
barriers to health care that may affect student access or educational participation.
Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Response
Serve as the Districts lead nursing contact during urgent or complex medical events and provide direct
response or on-site support when circumstances require.
Participate in districtwide emergency planning incident-command activities threat and safety planning
continuity-of-operations planning and after-action review from a school-health perspective.
Lead and coordinate the health-services response to infectious-disease outbreaks epidemics pandemics
environmental health concerns and other public-health emergencies.
Maintain current emergency protocols and help ensure appropriate supplies medications automated
external defibrillators (AEDs) communication systems and trained personnel are available.
Coordinate with local boards of health emergency medical services the Massachusetts Department of Public
Health the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and other agencies as appropriate.
Professional Learning and Staff Training
Assess the professional-learning needs of school nurses and design or coordinate relevant professional
development clinical updates case-based learning and orientation for new nurses.
Plan provide or arrange required and appropriate health and safety training for nurses paraeducators
administrators coaches teachers substitute staff and other personnel.
Coordinate CPR first aid AED emergency medication medication-delegation infection-control bloodborne-
pathogen and other role-appropriate training; maintain or oversee required training records.
Ensure that any delegated nursing activities are assigned taught supervised documented and evaluated
consistent with law regulation and professional nursing standards.
Compliance Policy Data and Communication
Monitor changes in federal and state law regulation agency guidance public-health recommendations and
school-nursing practice; advise the Director of Student Services and District Leadership regarding
implications and recommended action.
Prepare review and submit required state federal grant and District reports accurately and on time
including health-service screening immunization medication and communicable-disease data.
Use aggregate health data to identify trends evaluate services guide prevention efforts inform staffing and
resource recommendations and support continuous improvement while protecting confidentiality.
Maintain systems that support accurate secure and consistent student health records and appropriate
information-sharing under applicable confidentiality laws and District procedures.
Communicate clearly and sensitively with students families staff health-care providers public-health
partners and community organizations including during urgent or evolving situations.

Serve as a member of relevant District leadership safety wellness attendance student-support and policy-
development teams as assigned.
Operations Resources and Partnerships
Develop and administer the school health-services budget; establish districtwide purchasing priorities and
oversee the procurement inventory and appropriate maintenance of health-office supplies and equipment.
Identify and pursue grant or partnership opportunities that strengthen student health services and ensure
compliance with grant requirements.
Maintain effective working relationships with the school physician local health departments hospitals
community health providers emergency responders and nursing education programs.
Provide nursing consultation regarding school facilities environmental health infection prevention and
accommodations necessary to support students and staff.
Perform other duties consistent with the role and assigned by the Director of Student Services or
Superintendent.

Required Qualifications:
Current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited institution.
Current Massachusetts DESE license as a School Nurse
Massachusetts DESE administrator license as Supervisor/Director (non-core all levels) or eligibility to obtain
and maintain the license within a District-established timeframe.
At least five years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience including substantial
experience in school nursing pediatric/adolescent nursing community health or public health.
Demonstrated experience providing clinical leadership supervision mentoring program coordination or staff
evaluation.
Current certification in CPR/AED and first aid through a nationally recognized provider; ability to maintain
instructor credentials or coordinate qualified instructors.
Working knowledge of laws regulations and professional standards applicable to Massachusetts school
health services.
Successful completion of all employment screening requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree in nursing nursing administration public health education health administration or a
related field.
National Certification as a School Nurse (NCSN).
Experience supervising and formally evaluating professional staff in a unionized public-school setting.
Experience leading an organizational response to an infectious-disease outbreak pandemic or other public-
health emergency.
Experience with medication-delegation programs school-health data systems budgeting grants and state
reporting.
Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish or another language represented in the District community.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Strong clinical judgment and the ability to remain calm organized and responsive during emergencies and
rapidly evolving situations.

Ability to lead professionals through clear expectations collaborative problem-solving coaching
accountability and fair evaluation.
Ability to interpret complex legal regulatory public-health and clinical guidance and translate it into practical
school-based procedures.
Strong written verbal facilitation training data-analysis and organizational skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively across schools departments municipalities agencies families and
community partners.
Commitment to confidentiality ethical practice cultural responsiveness disability inclusion and equitable
access to school health services.
Ability to manage competing priorities exercise discretion and respond outside regular work hours when
urgent districtwide circumstances require.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

The position requires regular travel among District schools and community locations; frequent use of a computer
and telephone; and the ability to communicate observe assess and respond effectively in school and emergency
environments. The employee must be able to provide or assist with emergency nursing care move throughout
school buildings and lift or reposition supplies and equipment consistent with the demands of the role.
Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable a qualified individual to perform the essential functions.
Terms of Employment and Evaluation
Salary work year benefits and other terms and conditions of employment are governed by the APAA collective
bargaining agreement. Performance will be evaluated by the Director of Student Services in accordance with the
collective bargaining agreement District procedures and applicable law.

The Opportunity:

The Public Schools are seeking an experienced and collaborative Nurse Manager to lead districtwide school health
services. This administrator will supervise and evaluate school nurses build consistent and high-quality nursing
practices across schools and serve as the Districts primary nursing and public-health resource. The Nurse
Manager will also play a central role in emergency preparedness and response including the Districts response to
communicable-disease outbreaks pandemics and other urgent health situations.
The ideal candidate combines strong clinical judgment with thoughtful people-centered leadership. They will
support nurses in meeting complex student needs translate changing legal and public-health guidance into
workable school procedures provide professional learning for nurses and other staff and keep the Director of
Student Services and District Leadership informed of developments affecting student health and school
operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Supervise support coach and formally evaluate school nurses and assigned health-services staff.
Lead districtwide school health protocols procedures quality assurance and continuous improvement.
Coordinate nursing staffing coverage recruitment onboarding meetings and professional development.
Respond to urgent and complex medical situations and support nurses administrators students and families.
Lead the health-services response to outbreaks epidemics pandemics and other public-health emergencies.
Oversee medication administration and delegation immunization compliance mandated screenings
emergency planning individualized health plans health records and required reporting.
Provide or coordinate CPR/AED first aid emergency medication infection-control and other appropriate
training for nurses paraeducators and staff.
Monitor legislative regulatory public-health and professional updates and advise District Leadership
regarding recommended action.
Collaborate with the school physician local health departments MDPH DESE emergency responders health-
care providers and community partners.
Develop and manage the school health-services budget supplies equipment data grants and related
resources.

Required Experience:

Manager