School Health Medical Assistant

Nwschools; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest Community Schools seeks a dedicated Medical Assistant to support the delivery of minor medical services under the direction of the school nurse for all students at the elementary level. You will assist building staff with medical needs within the school environment.

The role includes administering medications, documenting care, providing first aid, supervising diabetic students, and coordinating with the nurse on health plans and emergencies across the campus.

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.
• 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.

Job description

Northwest Community Schools seeks a dedicated Medical Assistant to support the delivery of minor medical services under the direction of the school nurse for all students at the elementary level. You will assist building staff with medical needs within the school environment.

The role includes administering medications, documenting care, providing first aid, supervising diabetic students, and coordinating with the nurse on health plans and emergencies across the campus.