Health Room Assistant (Apply directly to Parker Performing Arts School. Do NOT apply online with DCSD)

Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting. If you leave your computer and return later, you may time out. REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only! Job Posting Title: Health Room Assistant (Apply directly to Parker Performing Arts School. Do NOT apply online with DCSD) Job Description: Responsible for administering student medication, management of student’s chronic health conditions, first aid care of students, and maintaining student records. Deals with information of a highly confidential nature. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Occasional lifting five (5) to fifty (50) pounds • Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting Position Specific Information (if Applicable): All employees of Parker Performing Arts School will work together to achieve our school’s vision and mission. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed below, we seek a school Health Room Assistant who will strengthen the educational process through improvement and protection of the health status of students so they can benefit from the school experience. The Health Room Assistant will be collaborative with colleagues and is willing to work above and beyond their job description in order to ensure the health needs of students are addressed during the school day. Duties and Responsibilities: Provide management of students with chronic health conditions Help manage communicable disease outbreaks Directs the immunization program per School Nurse Monitors and supervises delegated nursing tasks Serves as a liaison between teachers, administrators, parents and community health care providers Provides for the care of acute health care needs, including emergencies Oversees screening programs including vision and hearing Manages medication administration, including maintaining prescription medications, written authorization from health care practitioner, written parental permission, documentation of medications administered, and annual training for unlicensed assistive personnel to administer medications Manages and maintains confidential student health records and complies with FERPA privacy regulations Develops procedures to mitigate exposure to harmful bodily fluids and methods to properly dispose of contaminated materials Follows all health and safety procedures Positively represents the school and its mission to the students, parents, colleagues, and general public Ability to work cooperatively with school staff and administration Other duties as assigned Required Qualifications: Ability to maintain all health care reporting to Douglas County School District Basic knowledge of school health and safety codes Preferred Qualifications: Experience in creating an organization and maintaining sustainability Experience in charter schools Responsibilities: Perform delegated procedures in accordance with the student’s health care plan and training by the school nurse consultant, such as supervision and/or assistance with the daily management of a student’s diabetes, asthma, and severe allergies. Provide first aid for students per District guidelines, including caring forehead injuries, fractures, and lacerations. Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned. Administer prescribed scheduled and non-scheduled medications to students in accordance with physician orders and District policy; prepare medication for students attending field trips. Maintain appropriate documentation for all health room procedures, including medications, delegated procedures, and first aid in accordance with District guidelines. Ensure enrolling students meet the Colorado State immunization requirements prior to entering school; notify parents and school nurse consultant of incomplete immunization and/or noncompliance; omplete the annual immunization state report. Notify school nurse consultant of reportable communicable diseases. Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. Certifications: First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado Education: High School or Equivalent (Required) Skills: Position Type: Charter School Primary Location: Parker Performing Arts School One Year Only (Yes or No): No Scheduled Hours Per Week: 40 FTE: 1.00 Approx Scheduled Days Per Year: 185 Work Days (260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.) Minimum Hire Rate: $15.36 USD Hourly Maximum Hire Rate: $18.82 USD Hourly Full Salary Range: $15.36 USD - $22.28 USD Hourly All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE. Benefits: This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options. Time Off Plans: This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past: April 13, 2023 Proud to Be DCSD - 60 Years of Excellence A career in Colorado's Douglas County School District is a chance to be part of something incredibly important and fulfilling. Spanning over 850 square miles, Douglas County School District offers a variety of communities ranging from small rural farm towns to large and fast-growing suburban neighborhoods. At the heart of it all is a love and dedication to family and a unity of purpose around ensuring that each and every one of our community’s 68,000 students receives the education needed to have the brightest future possible. Unity of Purpose DCSD’s Board of Education adopted the following goals for our school district – and our leaders, educators and support staff work diligently to incorporate these values in everything they do. 1. Academic Excellence 2. Outstanding Educators and Staff 3. Safe, Positive Climate and Culture 4. Collaborative Relations with Parents and Community 5. Financial Well-Being Students Are at the Center of What We Do In Douglas County, we know that working in education is more than a job - it’s a calling. Every day our dedicated team of educators guides our community’s future leaders by encouraging them to ask questions, explore new ideas, and solve problems. Our school leaders and staff put students first in everything they do and work hard to ensure that our educators have the tools they need to provide every student the best education possible. Every Student is Unique In Douglas County, we understand that no two students are the same. Each has a unique learning style and needs. We also know that students want and deserve multiple options for life after high school. We support all students, whether their goal is to go on to a four-year college, join the military, or directly enter the workforce. We have the programs and know-how to ensure our students are successful in whatever they choose to do after high school. Every Employee Matters. Every Employee Contributes From our school principals and licensed teachers to our nutrition services staff and bus drivers, all DCSD employees touch the lives of students and every employee contributes to their success.

Salary : $15 - $19