Health Assistant

Health Assistant

Job Description

Responsible for administering student medication, managing students’ chronic health conditions, providing first aid care to students, and maintaining student records. Handles confidential information and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele.

• Occasional lifting five (5) to fifty (50) pounds
• Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting

Position Specific Information (if Applicable):

• Document health‑related services in the designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned.
• Administer prescribed scheduled and non‑scheduled medications to students in accordance with physician orders and District policy; prepare medication for students attending field trips.
• Provide first aid for students per District guidelines, including caring for forehead injuries, fractures, and lacerations.
• Perform delegated procedures in accordance with the student’s health care plan and training by the school nurse consultant, such as supervision and/or assistance with the daily management of a student’s diabetes, asthma, and severe allergies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Notify the school nurse consultant of reportable communicable diseases.
• Ensure enrolling students meet the Colorado State immunization requirements prior to entering school; notify parents and the school nurse consultant of incomplete immunization and/or noncompliance; complete the annual immunization state report.
• Maintain appropriate documentation for all health room procedures, including medications, delegated procedures, and first aid in accordance with District guidelines.

First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado

High School or Equivalent (Required)

Regular

Redstone Elementary

10

0.25

176 Work Days

$17.80 USD Hourly

$22.63 USD Hourly

$17.80 USD - $27.45 USD Hourly

This position is eligible for voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plans.

This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.