Health Paraprofessional/Nurse Aide

Hickman Mills C-1 Public Schools; Ruskin Heights (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hickman Mills C-1 Public Schools is seeking a Health Aide to support student health services under the supervision of the School Nurse. You will assist with medication administration, feeding, and daily health tasks to keep students safe and well.

You'll work nine months aligned with the school calendar, following district policy and Individualized Health Care Plans, while maintaining professionalism and excellent communication with staff, students, and families.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant or greater.
• Physically capable of assisting students with health needs including lifting and transferring.
• Able to read and write; able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Demonstrate an interest in youth and their educational welfare.
• Appearance and manner suitable as a role model for students.
• Experience in working with children in a group setting.
• Dependable, well groomed, prompt, flexible and cooperative with staff.
• Current CPR and BLS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Administer medication to students per district policy and document care on health records.
• Assist students with feeding, bathrooming, and transferring as needed.
• Escort students and move them safely between areas.
• Provide care per the RN's direction and the Individualized Health Care Plan, including basic procedures as trained.
• Maintain special equipment and monitor supplies; request restocks as needed.
• Record vital statistics and notify nurse of any incidents or concerns.
• Ensure timely communication with parents regarding injuries or health issues.
• Support the nurse with paperwork and school health records.

Skills

Reading/Writing

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Dependable

Flexibility

Education

Certified Medical Assistant or CNA or higher

Job description

Support the educational mission by enhancing and safeguarding the health of the school community. This role provides health services support and promotes health education under the supervision of the School Nurse. It requires a high level of responsibility, independence, and collaboration with the School Nurse, staff, and administration.

Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant or greater.
• Be physically capable of assisting students with special health needs requiring positioning, lifting, transferring, restraining, or transporting within the school environment, including the bus.
• Be able to read and write. Have the ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and written instructions.
• Demonstrate an interest in youth and their educational welfare.
• Appearance and manner such as to provide a model for students.
• Experience in working with children in a group setting.
• Maintain a pleasant personality; be well groomed, prompt, dependable, reliable and flexible.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with administrators, district staff, teachers, students and general public, dealing with all individuals courteously and tactfully.
• Ability to cooperate with teachers and willingness to take directions from nursing staff.
• Ability and desire to assist teachers in providing a safe environment for the handicapped child to attain his/her maximum potential.
• Current CPR and BLS certifications required

Terms of Employment:

Nine (9) Months – to coincide with student attendance. Subject to additional days authorized by Administration. The starting and ending times shall be determined by the building principal.

Compensation:

Aide Salary Schedule (Step 15 serves as Step 1 for placement for this position.)

Reports to:

Executive Director of Academic Services and Registered Nurse/works under the direction of Registered Nurse.

Evaluation:

Annually by Building Principal with input from the supervising Registered Nurse

F.L.S.A.:

Non-Exempt

Responsibilities:

• Administer medication to student(s) according to district policy and document care given on individual student health records. There must be written permission to give all medications.
• Assist students in feeding, bathrooming and transferring, when applicable.
• Escort for student(s); assist in moving student(s) safely from one area to another.
• Provide care to identified student(s) as delegated by the RN and as described in the Individualized Health Care Plan developed by the supervising RN, following appropriate training. This includes but is not limited to: catheterization, tracheotomy suctioning, oral suctioning, tube feedings, vital signs, positioning, student specific emergency medications, medication by subcutaneous injection if the nurse has calculated the dose.
• Maintain special equipment required by student(s).
• Monitor the quantity of special supplies needed; request more as needed.
• Responsible for administering basic first aid in the absence of the nurse.
• Take and record certain vital statistics of students for the school nurse such as height, weight and temperature.
• Record all reports of disease/infection for the nurse to follow up. (ex: lice, chickenpox, strep, pinkeye, etc.)
• Notify parents of all head, eye or tooth/mouth injuries, also possible fractures. Do not leave a seriously ill child unattended for any length of time.
• Notify nurse of any accident/injury that should be evaluated by nurse, also any cases of suspected child abuse. Fill out accident reports as necessary.
• Do not represent yourself as a "nurse" on the phone or to parents/children. Use the title "health aide".
• Participate in in-service training programs.
• Know and observe all regulations and policies in the assigned school.
• Assist the nurse with paper work as requested.
• Keep the principal/nurse informed of any problem.
• Other duties as assigned by the Building Administrator and/or School Nurse

All persons recommended for employment must pass an extensive background check through the Division of Family Services, the Missouri Highway Patrol, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Associate Superintendent of Human Resources, 5401 E 103rd St, Kansas City, MO 64137 816-316-7000. For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call1-800-421-3481.