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Urbandale Community School District Health Associate (part-time) - Webster & Karen Acres [2024-25 School Year] in Urbandale, Iowa
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION : The Health Associate, under the direction of the school nurse, provides coverage of the health office, and assist with job appropriate health and safety duties. The Health Associate also works with other office staff to manage daily school office support services.
Location : Webster Elementary & Karen Acres Elementary
Hourly Rate : $17.81/hr
5.75 hours per day
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
Assist school nurse with nursing duties; attend to ill and injured student, listen to complaints, take temperature, check throat, provides first aid within limits outlined by nurse.
Contact school nurse regarding more complex problems
Communicate with parents as needed regarding health concerns (per instruction of school nurse)
Administer medications as prescribed and document appropriately
Maintain daily log of students coming through the health office, nature of complaint, treatment given and recorded in health office record in a timely manner.
Maintain privacy and confidentiality regarding student health information/student records
Follow all health plans as directed (eg. assist with monitoring blood sugar)
Perform attendance checks to verify students are absent and call parents if absence has not been reported, enter attendance into computer.
Participate in weekly attendance meetings and inform parents when absences or tardies have exceeded acceptable limits.
Facilitate distribution of health information resources to staff and families regarding health concerns in a classroom.
Maintain health clinic making sure everything is clean and organized, maintain an appropriate inventory of supplies.
Attend mandatory programs including First Aid/CPR certification or recertification, medication administration, blood-borne pathogens and any other required courses.
Collect P.E. excuses from physicians and parents and keep a record of who is excused and why.
Assist with annual vision and hearing testing as needed.
Provide reception; answer telephone, greet visitors and direct them to appropriate locations and deliver messages to staff and students. Provide back up support for secretary when at lunch or in meetings.
Maintain a reliable attendance record.
Perform other duties as assigned.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
• At-will employee
• 9 Month position.
• Per Board Policies and administrative guidelines.
• Performance evaluated annually.
No student enrolled in the Urbandale Community School District shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the District's programs on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status (for program), ethnic background, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (for employment) or socio-economic background (for program). The policy of the District shall be to provide educational programs and opportunities for students as needed on the basis of individual interests, values, abilities and potential. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact the district office at 11152 Aurora Ave, Urbandale, IA or call 515.457.5000. The district's Equity Coordinator is Ms. Stephanie Davis, daviss@urbandaleschools.com.
Primary Location Webster Elementary
Salary Range $17.81 - $17.82 / Per Hour
Shift Type Part-Time