Temp. Health Room Assistant

Ellensburg School District #401 HEALTH ROOM ASSISTANT I POSITION

Temp. Health Room Assistant I
-6.5 hours per day

Under the supervision and direction of the school nurse and principal, provides care for ill or injured students and staff members

Valley View Elementary

ESD Nurse Supervisor / Director of Student Services

• Provides healthcare support and emergency aid care to students and staff
• Consult with school nurses for any serious illness or injury and/or if unable to contact parents.
• Evaluate the need for, and secure medical attention by trained personnel (call 911).
• Coordinates transportation home for students as necessary, and contacts the School Nurse for support.

• Works with the Nurse to facilitate the Return Testing Program. Assist with testing services for students, athletes and ESD staff using COVID-19 RAPID or PCR testing. Report data to the database system.
• Maintain a health room log of all students utilizing health room services, including name, date, time in and out, chief complaint, service provided and disposition.
• Maintain a communication notebook with the supervising school nurse. Share concerns, observations, decisions, and list students needing school nurse services.
• Monitor health room patterns and attendance; listen to student’s personal problems as they relate to health. Report/refer students' concerns to the appropriate staff person for follow up.
• Distribute information and letters about head bumps, head lice, chicken pox and immunizations to parents/guardians as directed by the school nurse.
• Complete incident reports when appropriate, forward to the secretary, obtain follow up information as directed by the school nurse.
• Screen for head lice.
• Practice proper infectious disease control measures including universal precautions.
• Promote proper waste disposal and distribute personal protective equipment (gloves) as needed.
• Ability to interact effectively with students, supervisors and staff.
• Works cooperatively in team situations.
• Assures proper lifting of students in and out of chairs and with adaptive equipment.
• Knowledge of computer applications.
• Monitors and maintains immunizations records under the direction of the School Nurse.
• Assists with special needs support under the guidance and supervision of the School Nurse.
• Administers medications and maintains appropriate documentation under the supervision of the School Nurse.
• Assists with hearing and vision screening processes.
• Notifies building principal when there is a suspected child abuse incident.
• Performs general record keeping, filing, data entry and reporting processes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the School Nurse.
• Ride school bus with students who have emergency medication that need adult support
• Use the resources provided to non-medical personnel for providing safe and legal health care at school.
• Inventory, order and maintain health room supplies.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with school nurses, staff and parents.
• Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed expectations for acceptable job attendance.
• Perform related duties as assigned by the nurse or principal.

• High school diploma or equivalency
• Previous professional health care related experience (preferred)
• First Aid/CPR Certified or willness to obtain
• Must qualify to work in the proximity of children under the conditions of a WSP/FBI background check.
• Ellensburg School District encourages workforce diversity and complies with all state and federal laws prohibiting unlawful discrimination.
• PSE Salary Schedule A

Health insurance benefits for employees working 630 hours or more per year include medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability plans through the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). School employees | Washington State Health Care Authority Retirement benefits provided through the WA State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). State of Washington:
Department of Retirement Systems

190 Day Employees - Paid leave benefits to include 12 days of sick leave, three personal leave days. Prorated if applicable.

This Job description is intended to provide an overview of the requirements of the position. As such, it is not necessarily all-inclusive, and the job may require other essential and/or nonessential functions, tasks, duties, or responsibilities not listed herein. The District reserves the right to add, modify, or exclude any essential or nonessential requirement at any time with or without notice.

Nothing in this job description, nor by the completion of any requirement of the job by the employee, is intended to create a contract of employment of any type.

Ellensburg School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status,…