Paraprofessional, Health Aide; Rate

POSITION/

JOB TITLE:

Health Aide Paraprofessional (Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred)

Performs a wide variety of duties, some of a confidential nature. Performs general nursing duties which may be required but not limited to triaging students, maintaining files, data entry, assisting with screenings, etc. Provides monitoring of students as needed.

• Provides emergency, diabetic, and first aid care.
• Performs necessary duties on office machines including copy, fax, and laminator
• Provides first aid emergency care.
• Provides medication administration for students safely following the five rights of medication administration.
• Enters immunization records.
• Documents student health office visits for those assessed and cared for by the health aide.
• Assists in vision and audio screenings, height/weight documentation.
• Prepares medication and provides to appropriate staff for school field trips
• Follows concussion protocol as required.
• Follows asthma allergy emergency protocol as required.
• Triages students as needed for the school nurse.
• Notifies the need for immunizations, physicals, authorizations for medication, action plans for serious health conditions with the nurse’s direction.
• Organizes health cards including students no longer in attendance at the school.
• Updates health office bulletin boards as needed.
• Model appropriate behaviors for students.
• Develop and maintain a professional rapport with teachers and other staff.
• May assist students at arrival and dismissal of school.
• May assist in the supervision of students during lunch and recess periods.
• Responds to walk in, telephone, doorbell, and intercom customer services needs in a timely, positive, and responsive way.
• Ability to organize and retrieve materials and organize schedules according to guidelines.
• Works with office staff to distribute student, parent, and staff communications.
• Uses intra-school communication systems including radio, intercom, various alarms, paging, etc. as required.
• Uses mail merge function to create labels, certificates, mailings, and files regularly.
• Follows oral and written directions accurately.
• Serves as a backup for other office staff as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to walk, stand, bend, twist, balance, stoop, climb steps and reach overhead.
• Committed to helping all students learn - assist students and reinforce learning concepts for individual or small groups.
• Willingness to participate in professional development and in-service trainings.
• Regular daily attendance is essential.
• Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness.
• Ability to work with diverse populations and handle situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Expected to interact with all internal and external customers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Ability to establish good relationships with parents and staff.
• Ability to organize, file and retrieve records/materials.
• Ability to work under administrative, secretarial, nurse and staff direction.
• Must be a proficient reader.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office software include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Proficient typing skills.
• Possess the manual dexterity, physical ability, and stamina for a full day of various physical activity.

Reports to:

Building Principal

Work Schedule:

7.0 hours per day, Monday through Friday, 10 Month, Non-Exempt

Salary:
Wages are administered consistent with negotiated agreement or board adopted salary schedule.

This position is treated as a full-time non-exempt classified position. The terms of your employment will be governed by applicable state laws regulating employment in a Nebraska public school and Board of Education policies, as those laws and policies may change from time to time. If your position is represented by a collective bargaining representative, then your employment will also be governed by a negotiated agreement between OPS and that collective bargaining representative.

The offer of employment is contingent upon:

• Obtaining and providing verification of all licenses, certificates, and other requirements for the position (e.g., Paraprofessionals obtaining “Highly…