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School Health Aide: Austin

Employer
IDEA Public Schools
Location
Austin, TX, US
Salary
Competitive

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School Health Aide: Austin

Austin

Mission:

IDEA Public Schools has a clinic staff member on each campus. Our clinics provide basic first aid treatment for minor illness and injuries only. If a students condition requires more attention, our clinic staff will contact the parent or guardian. Our clinic staff members also adminster medications to students, if necessary and with parental consent on file.

At IDEA each campus is staffed with one of the following individuals: a certified nurse assistant (C.N.A.) or a medical assistant (M.A.). All of our health services staff members are currently certified in CPR, AED and basic first aid. Additionally our staff members are certified by the state of Texas to conduct vision, hearing, spinal and acanthosis nigraican screenings.

All clinic staff report directly to the campus Assistant Principal of Operations (APO) All medical and compliance for the district is directed to Director of Health Services.

The following accountabilties represent the overall driving goals for this position:

Accountabilities
1
100% of students have all state required immunizations by last Friday in October of current school year.
2
100% of Pre-Kinder and Kinder students are screened for Vision, Hearing, Height and Weight by December.
3
Complete state mandated screenings (Vision, Hearing, Height & Weight and Acanthosis Nigricans) for First, Third, Fifth and Seventh grade students by April.
4 100% of IDEA seniors must have MCV4 (Meningococcal) vaccine by April of current school year. 5
Meet or exceed Campus Specific ADA for Academy and College Prep.
6
Decrease the population of students that are classified overweight/obese by 3% points by June 1.
7 Campus readiness 2 weeks prior to the start of school 8 Live values of IDEA

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Certification:
  • High School diploma or GED (required)
  • Certified as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) OR a Registered Medical Assistants (RMA) (required)
  • Current certification in CPR/AED/ First Aid (required)
  • Certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services to conduct vision, hearing, spinal, and AN screenings (preferred)

Special Knowledge/Skills:
  • Knowledge of basic first aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Proficient keyboarding and file maintenance skills
  • Ability to use personal computer and software to develop databases and do word processing
  • Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)

Experience:
  • One-year experience in a health-related position. (Experience with school-age children is preferred).


Selection Process: After submitting your online application, IDEA will review your materials. Candidates with a track record of success who pass the initial application screening will be invited to a phone or video interview. Candidates who are successful with this second interview will move into final consideration by the hiring manager.

Application Instructions: please select "Apply Now" in the upper-left hand corner of this page. You will then be taking to the application portal entrance. After you create a new profile, you will be able to apply directly for this role. If you have already created a profile, you may simply login to begin your application.

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.

Company

IDEA Public Schools believes that each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA currently serves nearly 66,000 college-bound students in 120 schools across Texas and Louisiana and is gearing up to open schools in Florida for the 2021-2022 school year.

Interested in learning more about working at IDEA Public Schools? 

Visit us at www.ideapublicschools.org/careers.

Company info
Website
Telephone
956-377-8000
Location
2115 W. Pike Blvd
Weslaco
TX
78596
US

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