Licensed Practical Nurse/Teacher Aide - 32.5 hours - North High

32.5 hours per week
Initial hours of assignmnet: 7:45am - 2:45pm (inclusive of 1/2 hour unpaid lunch)
10 months per school year
DUTIES:
The LPN/Classroom Aide will carry out nursing functions based on the nursing process and in accordance with medical regime, under the direction and supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse, School Nurse, District Nurse Practitioner, or School Physician, as well as assist students with toileting needs, and complete responsibilities and duties of a classroom aide.

• Participate in the implementation of the student's health care plan including medication administration, doctor's orders, and the supervising nurse's directions, as well as adhere to all established school policies, procedures, and protocols
• Monitor students for seizure activity, administer student g-tube feedings, manage the care of students with diabetes, maintain student safety, and administer medication as directed by physician order
• Direct and provide primary assistance to students who require feeding and/or toileting
• Respond to emergency situations within the classroom(s)
• Perform standard first aid measures for all students in the classroom(s)
• Follow safety standards and infection control guidelines
• Maintain accurate medical records for medications, procedures, and medical interventions
• Work with individual students as directed by the teacher, District Nurse Practitioner, Building Administrator and/or special education administrator
• Assist in a variety of activities as directed by classroom teacher, speech therapist, OT, PT, RN, District NP or Building Administrator and/or special education administrator including: student exercises, positioning, lifting, transporting or escorting student(s) throughout the building
• Assist children with arrival and departure (e.g., coats, boots, navigating hallways, accessing transportation, etc.)
• All other duties as assigned to include assisting the school nurse with screenings, when appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current NYS LPN License
• Maintains confidentiality and abides by FERPA and HIPAA regulations
• Demonstrates appropriate oral and written communicate in medical documentation and reporting pertinent observations to parents, school registered nurse, and district nurse practitioner
• Patient and kind
• Demonstrates flexibility, a ready willingness to assist as needed, and ability to anticipate needs of the students in the classroom
• Calm, even demeanor
• Experience working with multiply disabled, medically fragile children

Please make sure to complete an application at http://www.wnyric.org/application for this job posting.
(Although you are strongly encouraged to complete an online application when applying to a job posting, paper applications are available for certain non-instructional applicants who do not have access to a computer. A paper application can be downloaded from the www.williamsvillek12.org website or picked up at the reception desk in the District Office.)

For additional Teacher Aide postings, please go to: https://www.williamsvillek12.org/departments/human_resources/career_opportunities.php
Please note that you need to apply to each posting for which you would like to be considered.

Building/Location: North High School

Salary: From: 16.74

Appointment Status: Probationary

Position Status: Part time

Start Date: ASAP

Additional Job Information: PlFor additional Teacher Aide postings, please go to: https://www.williamsvillek12.org/departments/human_resources/career_opportunities.php

Please note that you need to apply to each posting for which you would like to be considered.

Posting Link: www.williamsvillek12.org