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 and 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.

Minimum Training And Experience

• A high school diploma or GED;
• Completion of OCPS Comprehensive Health Assistant training required or any equivalent combination of related education, training and experience, as determined by the Medical Director, which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential job functions;
• Training must be complete within thirty (30) days of entering the position.

Performance Aptitudes

• Data Utilization
• Human Interaction
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization
• Verbal Aptitude
• Mathematical Aptitude
• Functional Reasoning
• Situational Reasoning