Job Details

The Health Aide will work to provide support, assessment, intervention, referral and follow-up of those health conditions which interfere with students' attainment of optimal academic potential and well as being a resource for staff regarding personal and student health issues.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct hearing, vision, and blood pressure screenings, and make referrals as appropriate
• Refer students in need of medical and dental care to the proper local agency
• Maintain up to date health records for students
• Day to day support for medically fragile students (tube feed, medication monitoring, toileting, positioning/transitioning)
• Assume responsibility for injured or ill students
• Act as health consultant for teachers, students, curriculum, school, health and community agencies
• Act as liaison between the district and the medical community
• Authorize exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases
• Dispense medication or delegate according to Ohio Revised Code with appropriate training, demonstrations, supervision and evaluation
• Provide individual and group health counseling to students and parents
• Coordinate dental health program and referral to appropriate agency
• Coordinate and conduct adolescent development
• Assist in disease control programs by enforcing local and state immunization laws, screening for lice and other communicable diseases
• Assist with individual health care plans for students with special health care needs, and in-service staff as needed
• Monitor school environment for safety, in conjunction with the Health and Safety Team
• Observe ethics of the nursing profession; exhibit professional behavior,emotional stability and sound judgement and maintain confidentiality
• Report all cases of child abuse and neglect to the proper authorities
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g. medical records, prescription medicine, IEP's

• State of Ohio Board of Nursing License (LPN), if applicable.
• Pupil Services license issued by the Ohio Department of Education or Educational Aide Permit (with ESEA Endorsement)
• BCI and FBI background check