Hybrid Educational Assistant - Health Room Aide at North Bend School District

General Purpose
Under the direction of the District nurse, the health room assistant will provide health room management and assist in the implementation of the District health services program.

Essential Requirements
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to execute each requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for the position.
• Transcript documentation Associate’s Degree or two years of college (72 quarter hours) or passed the Highly Qualified Paraprofessional Assessment test.
• 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to work harmoniously with others and to communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) with students and staff.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to supervise individual or groups of students in an instructional setting without constant teacher oversight; work in a team situation.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment which can be both physically and emotionally fatiguing; perform physically demanding requirements of the job.
• Ability to type accurately; operate standard office equipment such as computer, copier, and audio-visual equipment.
• Ability to work with students who may exhibit aggressive behavior, as required by specific job assignment.
• Ability to demonstrate standards of moral character and behavior to serve as an effective role model for students.
• Such alternative to the above requirements as the School Board or the Administration may deem appropriate and acceptable.
• Perform physical requirements which may include:
• Moderate degree of physical stamina.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending and lifting.
• Possible exposure to bodily fluids in assisting students with using restrooms and in tending to injury and illness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This list of essential duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:
• Administer and document medications as directed and under the indirect supervision of the certificated school nurse.
• Perform basic first aid.
• Care for injured and ill students in the health room and document services on the health room log and/or the student information system.
• Clerical management of the health room, including but not limited to filing of care plans and medication orders or other health services related forms; answering the phone and assisting parents within the scope of the role; managing health room and medication logs organizing and storing health room supplies; copying and distributing materials as requested by the school nurse; and other related duties.
• Contact parents regarding illness and injury or assist secretarial staff with providing information to parents on contact.
• Provide care for students with special needs as needed after receiving training and under the direction of the District nurse.
• Assist in monitoring immunization records.
• Assist with mandated screenings.
• Attend in-services, workshops, and trainings as needed.
• Assist in emergent situations that may arise as a result of accident or natural disaster.
• Assist with other duties as assigned by the certificated school nurse or the building administrator as deemed necessary to ensure safety of students at all times.?

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, Bonding and/or Testing Required:

• Possess and maintain a valid First Aid card as required
• Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance/FBI Background check
• Pre-Employment drug screen (to include THC screen)
• Blood borne Pathogen Training/Hepatitis B Shot Series Training as required
• SafeSchools Training as required