Health Office Assistant

TITLE: Health Office Assistant

LOCATION: TBD

The Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 22000 students and 60 languages are spoken in our students homes. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy the #6 highest-rated high school in the Nation and the #1 High School in Kansas according to the U.S. News rankings.

With Head Start/preschools 28 elementary schools 7 middle schools and 5 college and career academies/high schools we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and our student population is approximately 56% Hispanic 24% African American 9% White and 6% Asian. To serve our students the district employs approximately 4000 employees including more than 1800 teachers.

JOB GOAL:

KCKPS is currently seeking a full-time Health Office Assistant to provide first aid and medications to address the health needs of students; provide clerical support; and assist the nurse in providing appropriate care and/or referrals for ill medically fragile and/or injured students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Administers under the direction of the school nurse first aid and medication to students for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
• Assists the school nurse students and other school personnel for the purpose of providing specialized treatments monitoring medical treatments and/or testing at the school site.
• Cleans clinic areas (e.g. sinks counters) to maintain a sanitary environment.
• Maintains inventory of supplies to ensure availability as needed.
• Notifies nurse and/or principal of activities and/or incidents (e.g. suspected child abuse suspected substance abuse etc.) for the purpose of maintaining the childs personal safety a positive home environment and adhering to state district and/or school policies.
• Participates in meetings workshops and professional development for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information developing knowledge required to perform job functions and meeting district needs.
• Performs record keeping and clerical functions (e.g. scheduling copying faxing) for the purpose of supporting health services activities.
• Supervises students referred for illness.
• Employ good communication and interpersonal skills cultural competency/sensitivity tactful language and empathetic interviewing skills to build rapport and maintain trust with students and staff of varied backgrounds.
• Assure confidentiality and extend efforts to locate and communicate with staff and students in a manner that preserves the confidentiality and privacy of all involved.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified Medical Assistant or Certified Nursing Assistant with up to one year of applicable experience
• The ability to perform basic math including calculations using fractions percentages and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals write documents following prescribed formats and/or present information to others; and solve practical problems. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: office application software and basic computer skills.
• CPR certification is required.
• Bilingual skills fluency in the primary language(s) of the geographic area and communities assigned to support Minimum Educational Qualifications

COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with internal and external stakeholders such as the Board of Education Educational Agencies Federal/State/Local agencies teachers other school personnel parents/guardians businesses and the community to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students.Maintains confidentiality regarding district records. Ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication. Includes giving instructions assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants as needed to carry out duties.

REASONING ABILITY:Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form. Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional structural or composite characteristics of data people or things.

LANGUAGE SKILL:Ability is required to schedule several activities meetings and/or events; often gather collate and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to independently work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; analyze data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups and to work with data of widely varied types and/or purposes. Independent problem-solving is required to analyze issues and create action plans. Problem-solving with data frequently requires independent interpretation of guidelines and problem-solving with equipment is moderate to significant.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those required of an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit walk stand and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close and distance vision as well as depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. The job is performed under conditions that expose the employee to the risk of injury and/or illness.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 186 Days

SALARY: Level 7

Classified Salary Schedule:

STATUS: Hourly Non-exempt

REPORT TO: Principal

EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Board of Education policy

Applications will be reviewed prior to the closing date for this position.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individual holding this position performs additional duties which may be assigned.

Kansas City Kansas Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KCKPSis an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate in its employment practices and policies with respect to hiring compensation terms conditions or privileges of employment because of an individuals race color religion sex/gender (to include orientation identity or expression) age disability national origin genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law.

For more information regarding Title IX please contact:

District Compliance Coordinator

2010 N. 59^thStreet

Kansas City KS 66104

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Manager

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Employee Date

Required Experience:

Junior IC