Health Aide

AIDE - HEALTH
 
Terms of Employment:  Full time position - 174 days (depending on start date) 8hrs per day. Pay per Classified Salary Schedule - Category III ($17.24 - $26.30). This position qualifies for benefits. The District provides its employees with a comprehensive benefits program including medical, life, and dental insurance. The District provides three medical plans for which it pays the full premium for employees, and a fourth option is a buy-up plan for which the district pays the majority of the premium. In addition, the District pays the full employee premium for dental insurance and life insurance. The District contributes to PERA on each employee's behalf and offers additional retirement savings options as well as optional supplemental insurance.  Employees also receive paid time off. Worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance are provided in accordance with State law. This position qualifies for paid leave: 4 annual leave days and 7 sick leave days.

Position Purpose
Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, school nurse and building principal.  The job of Health Aide is done for the purpose/s or providing health services, clerical assistance, and technical support to the Building in order to optimize the delivery of comprehensive school health care; perform duties in accordance with accepted standards of care.
 
Essential Job Functions

• Administer first aid as needed. Duties include monitoring student population for communicable diseases and contagious illnesses, supporting students with health plans, and collecting data
• Maintain all student immunization files and ensure all students are state compliant. Prepare needed immunization plans and track students who are in the process of updating records for compliance under the direction of the school nurse.
• Perform clerical and secretarial duties as necessary, including answering phones, typing, copying, and preparing/mailing outgoing health correspondence.
• Maintain student health files, including all health records, documents, reports and share with pertinent staff.
• Provide toileting, g-tube feeding, and any other types of personal care services to students in the building. 

Additional Duties
Perform any other related duties as assigned.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills. 

Qualifications Profile
Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• High School diploma and experience working with children.
• Prior successful health experience preferred.
• First aid/CPR training required.

FLSA Status
Non-exempt

Salary : $17 - $26