Health Room Assistant

Undisclosed; Tamaqua (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Health Room Assistant position in Tamaqua Area School District seeks an LPN licensed nurse to address, dispense, and provide prevention services for student health.

The role involves administering basic nursing care, first aid, student medications, health screenings, disease control, and coordinating with families and school staff while maintaining HIPAA confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree (LPN minimum) from an accredited college or university.
• All valid nursing licenses issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Experience working with children and adolescents in a school environment.
• Alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with communicable disease control.
• Assist with school-wide health screenings.
• Follow-up with health care referrals and assist families with possible services.
• Provide health related services to state law within Tamaqua Area SD.
• Administer basic nursing services, first aid, student meds, etc.
• Adhere to all HIPAA requirements and highest levels of professional confidentiality.

Education

LPN degree (minimum) from an accredited college or university

Job description

Health Room Assistant

Qualifications:

• A Nursing Degree (LPN minimum) from an accredited college or university.
• All valid licenses in nursing issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Successful experience working with children and adolescents in a school environment.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Evaluated by/Reports To:

Building Principal(s) or Assistant Superintendent, reports to Nursing supervisor

Job Goal:

To address, dispense, and provide prevention services for the health of Tamaqua Area students and those students required by state law within the Tamaqua Area School District.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Assist with communicable disease control
• Assist with school-wide health screenings
• Follow-up with health care referrals and assist families with possible services
• Provide health related services to state law within
• inside of Tamaqua Area SD
• Administer basic nursing services, first aid, student meds, etc.
• Adhere to all HIPPA requirements and highest levels of professional confidentiality

Terms of Employment:

Will adhere to teacher contract timeline in an hourly rate position

Evaluation:

Performance of this position will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy on evaluation of professional personnel, by Building Principals and Assistant Superintendent.