Responsibilities and duties of this position include:

1. Administers first aid to sick or injured students according to District and State guidelines. Determines whether students should remain in the health office.
2. Perform and document accurate vital signs on students seen in the health room.
3. Assist in personal daily needs.
4. Maintains current health and accident information on students and completes and updates related reports, records charts and logs.
5. Observes students for emotional, behavioral and non-medical needs and makes referrals as appropriate.
6. Performs miscellaneous clerical duties for the health and main office areas, including preparing lunch applications, tracking attendance, data entry, typing, filing, answering telephones, and inventorying and ordering supplies. Provides office clerical coverage in the absence of secretarial staff.
7. Health aide assists school nursing personnel by performing routine health-related tasks under the direction of the school nurse, to aid in the health care needs of students.
8. Under the supervision of and direction from the registered professional nurse, the individual performs all duties and responsibilities assigned to the health aide, as well as consults with school nursing personnel regarding unusual or difficult problems.
9. May be required to perform specialized procedures, after proper training, such as urinary catheterization, gastric tube feedings, diabetes management, and seizure disorder management.
10. Administers medication authorized by a physician and in compliance with State guidelines; observes students for medication reactions.
11. Reports health status of students to staff, bus drivers and parents as required.
12. Conducts health, vision, height, weight and lice screenings and informs parents of screening results as necessary.
13. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
14. Other duties as assigned by the registered professional nurse and/or principal.

Required Qualifications:

1. Must be a high school graduate or have passed the G.E.D. equivalency examination.
2. Must be certified in CPR, First Aid and Medication Administration or obtain certification within the first (1st) month of employment.
3. Licensed nurses must be licensed in accordance with the Florida Statue 464 and must maintain such license during employment.