On-call/Hours Vary

Position Summary:

This position provides support to the school nurses and health care services to students.  The Health Assistant reports to a school nurse and is supervised by the Director of Special Education.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Administers medication and treatment under the direction of a registered school nurse.
• Assists the district nurses with following OSPI/DOH/L&I/CDC and district guidelines, protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Assist with daily health screenings
• Assists the school nurses with clerical duties including: correspondence, routing medical and other records, data entry, immunization monitoring, photocopying, materials and information distribution, and routine (e.g. expiring medications, screening follow-up) parent and family contacts.
• Prepares and maintains other required records.
• Monitor the level of basic first aid supplies in all the buildings and coordinate with the school nurses to order supplies as needed.
• Administers medication and other health-related services that can be delegated to non-medical personnel. Must be willing to tube-feed and catheterize students after training if needed.
• Assists in programming for the care of students with health impairments and other disabilities.
• Cooperates with school personnel in identifying and meeting social, emotional, and physical needs of school children.
• Assists staff to follow the proper procedures for basic first aid for students and staff, administration of medications, and maintenance of health records for students.
• Assists with screenings required by statute or administrative code under the direction of the nurses.
• Counsels students in good health habits/personal hygiene.
• Assists with tracking the administration of Hepatitis B vaccine.
• Coordinate general district clinics for staff members and/or students. 
• May be required to travel between schools. 
• Attends meetings, activities, and professional development as required.
• Keeps current on medical training issues, research, and regulations relating to school environment and maintains compliance with regulatory agencies and regulations.
• Works effectively and cooperatively with administrators, staff, students and parents.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Graduate from a Certified Nursing Assistant Program
• License from the State of Washington as a Certified Nursing Assistant
• Up to date on immunization records
• Current First Aid and CPR certification or willingness to take the classes immediately and maintain current certification in the future
• Must qualify for and maintain a valid Washington driver’s license
• Bilingual/Spanish speaking preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of current medical issues, research and regulations relating to school environment and ability to apply knowledge and skills.
• Current experience in nursing field; experience with handicapped children or public health preferred.
• Possesses good listening skills; is able to express thoughts clearly in verbal and written communications.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality.
• Has good organizational skills; meets timelines appropriately.
• Interacts positively with students, families, staff, community and administration.
• Remains objective, fair, and open-minded.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, reports or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as ratio and percentages and interpret graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Knowledge and use of CPR, First Aid and Heimlich maneuver.
• Respond to and direct others in emergency situations using medical background and district disaster plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer:  Aberdeen School District complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, creed, religion, age, veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups.  Inquiries regarding compliance procedures may be directed to Christi Sayres Title IX Officer

(360) 538-2003 csayres@asd5.org and Dr. Richard K. Bates, Section 504/ADA Coordinator (360) 538-2018 rbates@asd5.org.  Aberdeen School District No. 5, 216 North G Street, Aberdeen, Washington  98520.