SCHOOL HEALTH ASST

Essential Functions

• Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
• Administers first aid for minor cuts and injuries and provides care for ill students (not chronic conditions).
• Reviews immunization records for compliance and completes/reviews medical records in students’ cum folders.
• Dispenses medication to students.
• Conducts vision/hearing screenings as well as scoliosis screening.
• Counsels students on health-related issues.
• Conducts follow-up on health screenings and referral to Learning Community-based RN as necessary.
• Assists with blood sugar monitoring (diabetes)/inhalers (asthma)/Epi-pen administration (allergies).
• Provides specialized care for chronically-ill/medically-fragile students as assigned by the Learning Community-based RN.
• Inspects for head lice.
• Administers CPR and other emergency procedures, as needed.
• Recognizes and reports child abuse/neglect.
• Notifies parents in case of medical emergencies or illness; fills out emergency forms; files forms for later retrieval.
• Maintains medication forms to dispense medication to students; tracks amounts given; sends records to parents; prepares weekly and monthly reports.
• Records number of students seen and purpose for clinic visitation; tracks number of students as well as statistical data relating to reasons for clinic visitation.
• Implement knowledge of the Response to Intervention model in both academic and behavioral structures.
• May perform general clerical duties, as needed.

Performance Aptitudes

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to calculate, compute, summate, and/or tabulate data and/or information. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others on how to apply procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor the functioning of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change.