Health and Nutrition Manager - Washington, PA

QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION:

• Registered Nurse, BSN

WORK WEEK:

• Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM (schedule will vary to meet program needs)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Regular and reliable attendance is essential.


• Responsible for carrying out the objectives of the health & nutrition area and integrates innovative ideas into practices resulting in continuous program improvement.


• Implements practices and procedures that are results oriented and uphold the Federal Head Start Program Performance Standards, Caring for Our Children, CACFP, and other applicable regulations.


• Accountable for the effective implementation of the Health & Nutrition strategies that support child & family outcomes.


• Compiles and evaluates health & nutrition data and utilizes data to inform decision making.


• Provides mentoring and supervision of the health & nutrition area and serves as a resource specialist.


• Designs & manages the onboarding and professional development processes for health & nutrition staff and coordinates health & nutrition related training for all staff including CPR/1st Aid.


• Responsible for ensuring that safety practices are in place and followed including interpretation of medical documents (physicals, immunizations, doctor’s orders, etc.), training on medication administration and/or special health conditions for individual classrooms, food safety, infectious disease prevention, safe sleep practices, health & safety checks, and emergency preparedness.


• Responsible for oversight of medication administration to children, health and nutrition care plans, as well as required health, medication, treatment and nutrition trainings. 


• Develops a tactical approach to managing the health & nutrition area, forecasts expectations, engages in problem solving, and solves logistical problems.


• Develops, maintains, and monitors systems that hold others accountable and support the continuous, progressive quality improvement of the health & nutrition area of HS/EHS.


• Prioritizes the implementation of current OHS initiatives and utilizes available resources (i.e. National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety) to enhance the health & nutrition component of HS/EHS.


• Demonstrates a collaborative approach and puts practices into place that promote motivation, team building, and staff development.


• Manages & leads the Health Advisory Committee to support programming & build/maintain community partnerships.


• Promotes the mission and vision of Blueprints along with collaborative efforts with all program service areas.


• Demonstrates a coordinated approach in working with all HS/EHS comprehensive service areas resulting in high quality services to children & families and the attainment of program/agency goals.


• Responsible for providing the Early Learning Director with information pertaining to all elements of grant requirements for all grant renewals, requests, updates and applications.


• Actively engages in the processes of completing annual updates of all necessary unit plans, procedures & policies, PIR, Self-Assessment, etc.


• Responsible for obtaining and forwarding documentation for Non-Federal Share/In-Kind to HS/EHS administration office.