Medical Assistant

Northwest Community Schools; Blackman Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 16,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest Community Schools in Michigan seeks a dedicated Medical Assistant to support the school health program under the direction of the Registered Nurse. The role delivers minor medical services to students in the Elementary School and assists building staff with medical needs.

Responsibilities include medication handling, administering inhalers and EpiPens, wound care, diabetic care, first aid, and maintaining health records in Powerschool, with training provided by the nurse.

Responsibilities

• Complete medication training with Registered Nurse.
• Take in medications from parents, perform counts, and complete necessary paperwork.
• Distribute and document medications to students.
• Administer inhalers, nebulizer treatments, and Epi Pens as prescribed and as needed.
• Supervise diabetics and record blood sugars, and report to school’s Registered Nurse.
• Provide first aid to injured/ill students and document injury/illness medical care given.
• Enter medical information/treatments into Powerschool (training to be provided by school’s Registered Nurse).
• Maintain an open and direct line of communication with the school’s Registered Nurse, and immediate community for all serious and emergency health/medical conditions of students for assistance and/or direction of care.
• Stock first aid supplies in health rooms.
• All other duties as assigned by the school’s Registered Nurse/Building Administrator.

Job description

Job Summary:

Northwest Community Schools is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Medical Assistant To ensure efficient and professional delivery of minor medical services, under the direction of the school’s Registered Nurse, to all students of Elementary School. To assist building administration/secretaries, as needed, with medical needs in the total school environment.

REPORTS TO:

• School Nurse/Building Administrators

Essential Job Functions:

• Complete medication training with Registered Nurse.
• Take in medications from parents, perform counts, and complete necessary paperwork.
• Distribute and document medications to students.
• Administer inhalers, nebulizer treatments, and Epi Pens as prescribed and as needed.
• Supervise diabetics and record blood sugars, and report to school’s Registered Nurse.
• Provide first aid to injured/ill students and document injury/illness medical care given.
• Perform urinary catheterizations/tube feedings and document medical care given.
• Perform wound care and document medical care given.
• Perform lice checks/treatments and document medical care given.
• Follow-up on health plans as assigned by school’s Registered Nurse.
• Gastric tube care and feeding (training to be provided by school’s Registered Nurse).
• Trained in emergency seizure care (training to be provided by school’s Registered Nurse).
• Enter medical information/treatments into Powerschool (training to be provided by school’s Registered Nurse).
• Maintain an open and direct line of communication with the school’s Registered Nurse, and immediate community for all serious and emergency health/medical conditions of students for assistance and/or direction of care.
• Stock first aid supplies in health rooms.
• All other duties as assigned by the school’s Registered Nurse/Building Administrator.

Key Responsibility:

Ability to deliver medical care in a positive manner with a variety of students/staff/parents, representing Northwest Community Schools positively while maintaining appropriate confidentiality in ALL manners.

Terms of Employment:

• Ten-month work year (working only days in which students are in attendance).
• Salary commensurate with experience, prior training, and skills.
• Performance will be evaluated at least annually by Registered Nurse/Building Administrator.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

Northwest Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Board of Education shall comply with all Federal and State laws and regulations, as well as the requirements and regulations of the U.S. Department of Education, with regard to prohibitions against discrimination, including but not limited to the following: Title II, Title IV, Title VI, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations, the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations; the Michigan Mandatory Special Education Act; and the Revised Administrative Rules for Special Education.

• Northwest Community School District is committed to a policy of non-discrimination because of gender, religion, race, color, national origin or ancestry, disability, age, marital status, and/or any other legally protected characteristics in employment, education or any program or activity for which the Board of Education is responsible and/or for which the Board of Education receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education.