School Nurse Assistant

Nurse Assistant

Under the general supervision or direction of the Chancellor and the school nurse, the nurse assistant will carry out a variety of treatments and procedures necessary for providing health care services to meet the medical and physical needs of all students. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordination and organization of a variety of activities pertaining to the health appraisal screening of students, to include the screening of pupils for vision and hearing deficiencies;
• Screening student records for proper immunizations;
• Advising parents of needed immunizations, maintaining communication with parents until records of immunizations are provided;
• Rendering first aid to injured and ill students;
• Sterilizing, disinfecting, and bandaging cuts, abrasions, and burns;
• Observing for signs of shock and other emergency situations and record medical treatment administered;
• Administering medication supplied by the parent with written orders from a physician and signed consent of the parent; and
• Performing other related duties as required.

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or its equivalent;
• Coursework in the Health Aide field is preferred. Actively enrolled in college and working toward a degree is preferable;
• Valid First Aid and CPR Certification required;
• Possession of Nurse Assistant Certification preferred;
• Valid California driver's license required;

Comments and Other Information:

Qualifying experience in school environment preferred. Other experience may be in hospital nursing, or community health nursing or related fields.