Migrant Nurse Case Manager

Migrant Education Program Nurse Case Manager

The Migrant Education Program (MEP), Nurse Case Manager will provide appropriate one-on-one and group nursing case management services to address the combined health, social, and attendance needs of eligible migrant students in Columbia, Finley, Prescott, and Richland School Districts to improve student health and academic engagement. This position will provide health-related education and resources to migrant student and families, to Migrant Education Program and district staff.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with Migrant Education Program and school staff, and community partners to:
• Identify students who may benefit from services
• Assess students to identify health conditions
• Describe how health concerns are impacting student engagement and success
• Determine if the student would benefit from case management support
• Prioritize students to include in the case load
• Manage case load of 40-60 students
• Conduct an assessment to identify student and family strengths and goals
• Include student and family to identify student specific interventions to achieve goals
• Manage referrals to support goals
• Assist student and family to understand and manage interventions and recommendations from different referrals
• Coordinate with school staff in development of student plans (emergency care plans, individualized healthcare plans, 504 plans Individualized education plans, etc.)
• Monitor plan effectiveness and makes changes as needed.
• Collaborate with MEP to:
• Identify community strengths and concerns
• Set community goals
• Develop interventions to help achieve goals
• Identify areas of opportunity to serve migrant students
• Contribute to community events
• Develop and facilitate education presentations in English and Spanish
• Coordinate with community providers to provide support and presentations for community events
• Understand migrant community and student issues that affect the success of migrant students
• Document assessment, goals, interventions, and outcomes of work with students, families, community partners and MEP staff.
• Support inclusion and advocate for the health rights of students and migrant community
• Provide consultation services to school personnel regarding health issues, e.g., communicable disease control.
• Serve as a resource for health education to students, families, and MEP program staff
• Participate in appropriate data collection
• Maintain confidentiality and follow all applicable Board policies and procedures

Supervisory:
None

Other

Job Functions:

• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current active Washington State Registered Nurse License
• Current valid Driver's License
• WSP/ FBI background clearance required
• Bilingual and Biliterate in English and Spanish

Preferred

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing program
• Two (2) years of experience practicing as a registered nurse
• Demonstrate experience in one or more of the following areas:
  School nursing Acute and/or chronic care in pediatrics An independent practice setting, i.e., home care, hospice
• Computer skills to communicate and collect data

Position Benefits:

• Access to full benefits (SEBB medical, vision, and dental insurance. WA DRS SERS retirement plan. Medical reimbursement account, Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance etc.)
• Access to the agency's wellness and employee assistance program
• 12 paid sick leave (accrued monthly)
• 12 paid vacation days (accrued monthly)
• 2 paid personal days (annually)
• 13 paid holidays

Compensation:

Paid once a month on the last working day of the month. Receives an average monthly gross paycheck based on the number of days and hours assigned to the work calendar (Sept 01-Aug 31) and placement on the salary schedule. A full work calendar for this position is 260 days and 8 hours per day. Below is an example of a gross monthly paycheck for a full work year: 7,051.92 (step 1/year
1) - $7,934.25 (step 5/year
5) This amount may increase or decrease slightly based on hiring date and months remaining in the work calendar (Sept 01-Aug 31).

Traits That You Must Possess:

• Proactive self-starter
• Flexible and can thrive in a fast-paced environment where you may have to wear several hats
• Possess confidence while being humble lack excessive ego or concern about status
• Willing to share credit, emphasize team over self and define success collectively rather than individually
• Hungry always looking for more. More things to do, learn, and take responsibility for
• Smart have common sense about people. Good judgment and intuition around the subtleties of group dynamics and the impact of your words and actions

These Statements Must Resonate With You:

• "Yes, that is possible. Let me handle it, I'll figure it out."
• "I am not sure, but I will find out for you."
• "I have not done that before, but I can do it."
• "I take a see-it, own-it, solve-it, do-it approach."

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