Supervisor of Student Health Services

Supervisor of Student Health Services

Texas School for the Deaf Health Center – Austin, Texas

Position Type:
Full‑Time

Salary: $8,250 Per Month

Job Categories:
Student Services >
School Nurse

Job

Final date to receive applications:
Jul 01, 2026 5:00 PM (CST)

Posted:
Jun 17, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:
Immediately

Term of employment: 12 months

Hours:

Full‑time

SUMMARY

Performs advanced and supervisory nursing functions to support the health and safety of students in a school setting. Responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and evaluating nursing programs and activities, providing direct care, and serving as a resource on nursing practices. Provides consultative guidance to school staff, families, and multidisciplinary teams to promote student wellness. Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of nursing staff, ensuring compliance with professional standards and policies.

Operates with minimal supervision, exercising independent judgment, initiative, and decision‑making authority.

• Oversees TSD’s Health Center and ensures compliance with all medically required, state and federal laws and regulations, and agency‑mandated practices, policies, and procedures.
• Develops standards of care, triage protocols, and nursing care guidelines in consultation with the School Medical Director and executive leadership.
• Provides direct nursing care to students as needed to support health center operations and student well‑being.
• Develops, reviews, and coordinates individualized care plans, including Special Education and residential health needs.
• Collaborates with designated staff to implement, deliver, and monitor medical and psychiatric services for students.
• Reviews medical records and patient assessments to verify accuracy, appropriateness of care, and compliance with established policies and standards.
• Participates in the planning, development, implementation, interpretation, and monitoring of school‑wide health services operations, policies, and procedures, including consultation, training, and staff monitoring.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, and evaluates nursing programs and services using performance metrics and evaluation reports.
• Manages staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage and support for student health needs.
• Assesses staffing needs, initiates recruitment processes, evaluates applicants, and recommends hiring of licensed and unlicensed health services staff.
• Compiles, analyzes, and interprets health services data and reports.
• Participates in health services budget planning and monitors ongoing expenditures.
• Participates in an on‑call rotation, including weekend coverage, with other designated personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Minimum 5 years of recent nursing experience.
• Minimum 1 year of previous supervisory experience.
• Strong nursing skills and ability to serve as a resource to staff.
• Sign Language:
  The ultimate required proficiency level for the position is ADVANCED. If hired with a sign language proficiency level below this, you are required to participate in sign communication learning opportunities on a regular basis until you have achieved the level assigned to your position.

• Proficient sign communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university.
• Advanced degree and/or advanced certification.
• Experience in a residential and/or school setting, preferably special education.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Psychiatric experience.
• Pediatric experience.
• Knowledge of deaf culture.
• Experience in client and staff education.

• Clinical:
  Advanced scientific nursing principles, pharmacology, disease processes, public health, research methods, Nurse Practice Act.
• Management:
  Current management practices, personnel policies, union contracts, civil service…