Part Time Health Aide

City of Fairfield, CT; Fairfield (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Town of Fairfield, Connecticut is seeking a part-time health aide to support the school health services program. The role includes assisting the school nurse with routine student care, first aid, and data entry for immunizations and health assessments.

Responsibilities also cover answering phones, communicating with parents and healthcare providers, and helping with screenings and emergencies under established protocols. Requires CPR/AED/First Aid certifications and a High School Diploma.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• Associates degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Experience in health, child care or office management desired.
• Current certification in CPR, AED and First Aid-maintains certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide minor first aid and routine care per protocol.
• Input and maintain health records and generate reports.
• Answer phones and contact parents/healthcare providers.
• Cover health office in nurse's absence and address routine issues.
• Assist with vision and other screenings; respond to medical emergencies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate degree preferred

Tools

Word processing

Data entry

Job description

This position serves as an integral member of the health services team by assisting the school nurse and nursing supervisor in implementation of the Health Department’s School Health Services Program. This position reports directly to the Nursing Supervisor, in collaboration with the school nurse.

Assists the school nurse with routine care of students by:

• Providing minor first aid care and performing first aid procedures according to established protocol
• Contributing data for the assessment of students’ health complaints, such as initial complaint, temperature, general appearance
• Carrying out delegated nursing interventions and procedures, including assisting with an activity of daily living, when appropriate
• Answering phones; phoning parents and health care providers for the school nurse
• Covering the health office in the absence of the school nurse by addressing routine problems by established protocol and notifying the nurse of an non-routine, urgent or emergent problem
• Performs vision screenings; assists the nurse with all other screenings
• Assists with medical emergencies and other crises
• Maintains an organized, efficient and clean treatment area in the health office
• Inputting, maintaining, updating and generating reports from electronic student health records. Responsibilities include:
  • Completing data entry tasks (e.g.: inputting students’ immunization, health assessments, sport’s physical and screening data)
  • Documenting according to standard protocols all students visits handled by the health aide; assisting in documenting student visits manage by the school nurse (e.g.: inputting student’s name, initial complaint and time in/out)
  • Preparing computer generated data reports and records on an as needed basis as directed by the school nurse or nursing supervisor
• Performs clerical tasks such as:
  • Preparing mass notices/mailings
  • Typing health plans and other type of notes, memoranda or letters for the school nurse
  • Filing/retrieving records and other documents
• Carries out defined job responsibilities and delegated nursing tasks as directed; takes on other responsibilities as directed
• Competent computer skills especially in word processing and data inputting
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Possess effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Conducts themselves in an appropriate manner at all times and with all persons, including students, staff, supervisors and parents
• Must have good judgement, reports observations and consults with the nurse at all appropriate times
• Must recognize their legal and clinical limitations as an unlicensed health care assistant and functions within the boundaries of the health aide role at all times
• Contributes as a team member to initiatives of the Health Department

Qualifications:

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Associates degree from an accredited college or university preferred
• Experience in area related to health, child care or office management desired
• Current certification in CPR, AED and First Aid-maintains certifications

Complete physical tasks such as:

• lifting (up to 25 lbs. alone; over 25 lbs. with assistance);
• kneeling on floor to assist nurse with injured student;
• administering CPR;
• assisting a physically impaired student to stand from sitting, pivot in place and sit from standing; and
• pushing a student (up to 200 lbs.) in a wheelchair.

19.5 HOURS per Week, 10 month schedule

THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of the Town of Fairfield to ensure equal employment opportunity for all employees and to prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender; gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or physical and mental disability.