SUMMARY

Provides 1:1 prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to pediatric patients with g-tube, trach and/or ventilator in a school setting.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

One year certificate from college or technical school; and one or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides care for assigned home health patients including, but not limited to;
  • Nursing assessment: initial head to toe, vital signs and ongoing monitoring of patients.
  • Activities of daily living: bathing, toileting, diapering, lifting, transferring
  • Nutritional support: feedings by mouth, gastrostomy tube, naso-gastric tube
  • Maintenance of aspiration precautions
  • Respiratory treatments: administration of aerosolized nebulizer treatment
  • Chest physiotherapy, oral/nasal/tracheal suctioning, pulse oximetry, oxygen therapy, ventilator management, cleaning and maintenance of respiratory supplies
  • Safety measures: maintenance of universal, fall and seizure precautions
  • Growth and development enhancement: provide client with verbal, visual and tactile stimulation, range of motion exercises, splint or physical therapies
  • Administration of medication
  • Documentation of all activities and assessment finding
  • Assure that progress reports are made to the office personnel and/or physician for patients under medical care when there are changes in the patient's condition or there are deviations from the Plan of Care.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid license as a registered professional nurse in state

HIV & HIPAA Certificates

CPR/First Aid Certifications

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, medical instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to lift up to 35 lbs., stand; walk; handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.