Certified Nursing Assistant, School Health

Overview

This position, under the supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse, provides delegated student health care services within the School Health Program as Unlicensed Assistive Personnel.

The primary function is to provide care during the school day to students for illness, injury, and medication administration.

The duties include, but are not limited to first aid, medication administration, asthma, allergy, diabetes, seizure management, covid-19, and flu screening and testing.

Employees in this position are responsible for performing non-licensed, competencytested, delegated activities in compliance with procedures, protocols, and documented care plans.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions :

Perform non-licensed and delegated Registered Nurse (RN) functions upon completion of training and competency testing.

Consults and engages the Registered Nurse for direction on non-delegated tasks.

Administers medications to students prescribed by a licensed health care provider with parental consent following established protocols and care plans.

Properly receives, handles, and stores medications; maintains temperature logs; manages medication expiration.

Provides first aid and injury care to students with urgent health needs according to procedures and protocols upon completion of training and competency testing

Assist students with diabetes management upon completion of training and competency testing

Assist students with allergy, asthma, and seizure management upon completion of training and competency testing.

Demonstrates skills and knowledge of infection control measures. Maintain infection control and use of PPE as directed per School Health guidelines

Administers COVID-19 and FLU tests with Parent / Guardian documented consent, upon the completion of training and competency testing.

May be required to float to another school location on occasions to supplement and assist Registered Nurses or perform duties at another school location.

Documents in the student electronic health files, care, treatments, and observations documents as directed.

Maintains proper filing of documentation.

Reviews and updates student electronic health files, forwarding them to appropriate destinations when students transfer to another school within the District.

Can navigate electronic student health system being proficient with a standard computer and keyboard including but not limited to software programs.

Measures / takes vital signs, blood pressure, and related data as defined in the physician order and documents.

Reports all problems when observed to the Registered Nurse. Completes additional duties as assigned.

Emergency duty may be required of the incumbent that including working in Red Cross shelters or performing other emergency duties including but not limited to, responses to threats or disasters, man-made or natural.

Qualifications

Education :

High school diploma or GED preferred.

Certification :

BLS certification from the American Heart Association required. First Aid Certification required or must be obtained after hire.

Licensure :

State of Florida, Department of Health Certified Nurse’s Assistant required.