Health Room Technician; HRT

Purpose

To work under the direction of and collaboratively with the certified school nurse in the delivery of health services and provides health services to students and, where appropriate, staff in the absence of the certified school nurse.

• Follows all laws, Board Policies, regulations, rules and procedures, and complies with the instructions and/or directives from his/her supervisor(s).
• Confers with the certified school nurse at regularly scheduled intervals and as needed.
• Depending upon assignment may work independently in assigned school settings.
• When authorized, works the additional hours necessary outside of the normal work day and/or year for the completion of tasks inherent to the position.
• Establishes an effective working rapport with all other staff and maintains a positive relationship with the school district’s internal and external publics.
• Helps develop and maintain a comprehensive school health services program for students in collaboration with the certified school nurse, school administrators, school physicians, and dentists.
• As is appropriate, consults with the certified school nurse and school administrators to establish, review and revise policies, regulations, and procedures that are related to a comprehensive school health program.
• Applies appropriate nursing theory and evidence-based practice as the basis for decision making.
• Helps arrange and may assist with state‑mandated physical examinations, dental examinations, and immunizations.
• Assists with state‑mandated health screenings and completes referrals and appropriate follow‑up where applicable.
• As is appropriate, helps ensure that reports required by the school district; PA Dept. of Health; PA Dept. of Education; and other appropriate agencies are properly prepared and submitted.
• Helps in the facilitation of an organized system of coordinated care for students.
• Performs clerical duties as directed by the certified school nurse.
• When appropriate, provides direct services to students and, where appropriate, staff.
• Under the auspices of the Certified School Nurse, and as appropriate, administers medications and performs procedures according to physician orders and school district policies, regulations, and procedures, ensuring physician orders for individual student medications and/or treatments comply with requirements for administration.
• Helps plan for the emergency care of ill and/or injured students and staff and notifies and confers with the principal and certified school nurse regarding any serious injury or illness.
• Provides first aid for illness or injury to students and documents nursing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Contacts parents/guardians regarding an injured or ill student or, when necessary, under other circumstances.
• Assists in the management and control of acute and chronic disease and implements policies and procedures for the control of communicable diseases in collaboration with the PA Department of Health.
• Assists in the review and monitoring of student immunization status, helps make appropriate referrals to up‑date immunizations when indicated, and, as is appropriate, helps address student immunization needs.
• Uses information from health assessments to help identify health problems and to make appropriate referrals with the necessary follow‑up.
• Assists in interpreting the health needs of individual children to parents/guardians and applicable staff and assists families in utilizing community resources for improving the health of their children.
• Helps maintain comprehensive health records on each child and records of school nursing services.
• As is appropriate, acts as a liaison between school, home, and community and works cooperatively with community health organizations in the coordination of services as is appropriate.
• Helps identify community health resources and/or to guide parents/guardians to their use.
• As is appropriate, collaborates with agencies within and outside of the school community to help ensure continuity of service and care of students, including working with private physicians and dentists to coordinate private medical and dental examinations with the school program.
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