JOB TITLE: Nurse Assistant                                   WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Nonexempt

REPORTS TO: School Nurse; School Principal, and District Lead Nurse

COMPENSATION PLAN: CP

SCHOOL: Campus Assigned

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Provide assistance to the school nurse in order to facilitate student access to needed health services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

High school diploma or GED;valid CNA or MA certification 

Special Knowledge/Skills:

CPR certification; emergency response certification; vision and hearing screening certification; Texas Education Agency paraprofessional certification preferred; Bilingual English/Spanish--Must be fluent in Spanish

Experience:

Some experience working with children

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Administer first aid.

2. Assist in care of ill students, including taking temperatures.

3. Administer glucose-monitoring tests for diabetic students.

4. Perform vision, hearing, and dental screenings.

5. Check heights and weights.

6. Check hair and scalp.

7. Assists students with personal hygiene, including changing diapers or soiled clothing as needed.

8. Administer medications after being instructed by the school nurse about dosage, side effects, etc.

9. Secure transportation for students who are ill and make home visits as needed.

10. Assist with communicable disease control.

11. Assist with health teaching.

12. Initiate health records.

13. Assist with routine record-keeping activities, including entering information on health cards.

14. Review student health records for immunization compliance and send referral notes home with students.

15. Perform secretarial duties including distributing, reviewing, and filing forms required by the school health program as well as helping to tally monthly log sheets.

16. Check supplies.

17. Assist with conferences with teachers.

18. Assist with conferences with students and parents.

19. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by principal or designee.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Mental Demands:

Concentration (carrying out procedures)

Communicating (written and verbal)

Understanding verbal instructions

Compiling (statistics for reports)

Computer skills (enter data into computer)

Instructing (students and parents in health care)

Emotional control (during emergencies and stressful situations)

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Lifting-infrequent-moderately heavy

Carrying-infrequent-moderately heavy

Walking corridors and playgrounds, stooping, reaching

Good vision acuity, speech, and hearing

Secure vehicle to transport students and make home visits, as needed

Exposure to violent students

Slippery and uneven surfaces (sidewalks, playgrounds)

Biological exposure (communicable diseases, viruses, bacteria)