Specialized Health Paraprofessional/Certified Nurse Aide

2 weeks ago


Washington, United States MindWorks Collaborative Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Specialized Health Paraprofessionals perform various tasks in assisting with students' physical and educational needs. Roles are in locations from general education classrooms to highly specialized programming for students with profound disabilities. You must be comfortable attending to all of a students personal needs.

The following tasks are essential for this position. Incumbents in this classification may not perform all of these tasks or may perform similar related tasks not listed here.

  • Perform specialized physical health care services for students, including suctioning, blood sugar testing, medication administration, drip and tube feeding administration, changing diapers, and other specialized services; operate specialized medical equipment and instruments in assessing and treating individuals.
  • Respond to emergencies, evaluate the condition of students, and provide health instruction and care as needed.
  • Provides basic instructional assistance to the student in the classroom or on field trips
  • Works with the students individually or in small groups, tutoring, and reinforcing lesson plans
  • Assists the teacher in maintaining an attractive and stimulating classroom and in responding to the personal needs of the children
  • Assists teachers with duties related to special education, including calling parents regarding meetings, obtaining information from the students’ confidential files, making copies of transcripts, making copies of schedules and finding out about their attendance
  • Instills personal hygiene, good grooming and manners
  • Performs other related duties as required

Requirements

  • Knowledge of the special education program
  • Responsive to feedback and directions from the School Nurse, School, and Special Education leaders regarding health care procedures
  • Ability to operate modern office equipment, personal computers, and related software
  • Ability to work effectively with students
  • Ability to work cooperatively with classroom teachers
  • Ability to perform simple clerical work
  • Understand and follow oral and written instructions
  • Maintain appropriate hygiene and limit the use of fragrant lotions/perfumes/oils
  • Ability to work effectively with the public, students, teachers, administrators (both site and district) and other school personnel
  • Requires vision (which may be corrected) to read small print
  • Requires the mobility to stand, stoop, reach, and bend
  • Requires mobility of arms to reach and dexterity of hands to grasp and manipulate small objects
  • Requires the ability to stand for long periods
  • Requires the ability to walk long distances
  • Performs lifting, pushing, and/or pulling which does not exceed 50 pounds
  • Is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
  • Attends to all of the student’s personal needs


TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

  • BONUS: Certified Nursing Assistant/Certified Nurse Aide or currently possess an AA degree or pass the Paraprofessional test
  • REQURED: Current CPR and First Aid certification. (Additional training will be provided by School Nurse or other medically licensed professional)

Benefits

The following benefits are available for full-time roles only and will vary based on the match organization:

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Wellness Resources


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