Health Care Specialist (LPN or RN)

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Overview

Position : Health Care Specialist (LPN or RN) – District Wide. Hours per Day : 7 hours per day. Start and End Times : 7 : 30 am to 4 : 15 pm. Hours will vary based on student need with start times as early as 7 : 30 am and end times as late as 4 : 15 pm. Employees recieve a ½ hour unpaid lunch.

Starting Pay : $25.35 per hour (Step 1)

Anticipated Start Date : As soon as possible

Available for Application : Open until filled

Calendar-Classification : 9 Month - Class 8

Testing : Internal Office Professional candidates must have passed the qualifying testing PRIOR to bidding. Successful candidates must have a qualifying score in each of the following testing areas to be considered for the position : Health Care Assessment, Microsoft Word, Basic Office Skills, and Following Written Instructions.

Benefits : SoWashCo Schools offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, and long-term disability coverage. We also offer voluntary plans such as accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and identity protection, along with flexible spending accounts, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and retirement plans. These benefits reflect our commitment to supporting your health and well-being.

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Position Summary

The primary goal of the Health Care Specialist is to care for student health, injuries, and / or illnesses in an expedient manner. The Health Care Specialist must also demonstrate the ability and desire to work with medically fragile and / or cognitively impaired students and have the ability to perform technical nursing procedures under the direction of a Licensed School Nurse.

Primary Job Functions

• First Aid : Administer first aid, emergency, and episodic care accordingly to their nursing licensure and knowledge.
• Monitor students and refer to Licensed School Nurse when assessments, evaluations, or nursing interventions may be necessary.
• Cooperation : Assist in planning with the Licensed School Nurse as the LSN plans services for students with special needs (i.e., technical nursing procedures, homebound services, transportation, or excessive absence follow-up).
• Assist with Special Ed evaluations.
• Develop Individual Health Plans (IHP) under the supervision of the LSN.
• Function as a team member of Health Services so student health is maintained or improved and learning is facilitated. Attend IEP meetings as Health Services, TAT or SST representative.
• Record Keeping : Responsible for health records including the emergency card, pupil health records, physicals, and medical documentation.
• Maintain data logs according to Lead Nurses request.
• Compile logs into a year-end report (May of each year).
• Accurately document all duties performed and any other necessary reasons.
• Maintain confidential health files for students; restrict access to staff with "need to know."
• Maintain third party billing documentation.
• Student Wellness : Assist with school screenings such as vision, hearing, and early childhood under supervision of a Licensed School Nurse.
• Comply with procedures for communicable diseases, under direction of Licensed School Nurse.
• Reduce the spread of communicable diseases by collecting student immunization data according to State mandates.
• Delegated Functions : Administer medications, simple & complex, to students under the direction of a licensed school nurse and school policy (ex : G-tube, respiratory suctioning, complex wound dressing, catheterization and port care).
• Support the technical health needs of students as directed and delegated by a Licensed School Nurse.
• Other duties as assigned : by Building Principal or Special Education Director; by supervising LSN or Lead Nurses; Provide selected Health Care trainings; Participate in local time studies.

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