Health Aide Specialist

About the role

GRADE: G8 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 8: $21.87 - $27.64)

MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $21.87

STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

FTE: 1.0

MONTHS PER YEAR: 9

JOB CODE: 1274

POSITION TYPE: – PERMANENT/REGULAR

LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Regularly cover health offices and perform Health Aide responsibilities and duties as necessary, including:
  • Provide basic first aid, daily medications, monitor illness and injury, and notify parents of concerns.
  • Contact 911 in emergency situations.
  • Administer medication and may perform procedures as delegated by district RN and according to student health care plans.
  • Record daily health office visits, medications administered, and health concerns in the district's student information technology system and medication logbook.
  • Maintain student health files, purge health files appropriately, and record and file yearly student health updates.
  • Compile and prepare reports.
  • Complete and process all accident and head injury reports, track student concussions, and send out concussion/head injury notification as instructed by district RN.
  • May need to clean health office, maintain equipment, order supplies, compile and prepare reports.
• Ensure the maintenance of immunization records, at multiple assigned school sites, per state immunization requirements, send out immunization warning and exclusion letters, contact parents, monitor immunizations in process, and use the state immunization database for state compliance.
• Pull weekly reports on immunization compliance for multiple assigned school sites, to ensure locations are achieving high compliance rates.
• Lead the organization and completion of mass vision and hearing screenings on students as required by the state, at multiple assigned school sites.
• Complete all vision and hearing rescreens including new students to the district, students with IEPs, and students referred by staff.
• Record all screening results into the district's student information technology system.
• Serve as a mentor and provide individualized training to health aides at multiple school sites.
• Assess the need for and follow up with additional training as needed.
• Communicate with district RNs, parents, and school personnel regarding student health-related concerns.
• Communicate with district RN and student outreach programs for appropriate resources.
• Maintain CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Attend regular trainings/reviews including diabetes review, medication administration, seizure training, and Epi-pen training.
• Attend all scheduled Health Services meetings.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a health care setting, working with school-age children, or a combination thereof
• Experience working in a lead or supervisory capacity preferred

Skills

• CPR and First Aid certifications required within (30) days after entering position
• District RN Medication and Procedure Delegation and Health Aide training required before start of duties in a school health office

Benefits

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees.

The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

To learn more about our benefits, please see our Benefits Overview.