Substitute Health Room Assistant

On-Call Substitute Position

Salary Schedule: Miscellaneous Salary Schedule at https://www.msd25.org/o/District/page/employee-groups

Position Summary: 

This is a Registered Nurse (RN) delegated position (Nurse Practice Act RCW 28A.210.260 and 28A.210.280).  In the absence of the regular employee, the substitute Health Room Assistant (HRA) will work directly under the license of the RN.  The substitute HRA’s primary responsibility is assisting the RN in implementing school health services.  The substitute HRA receives direct and indirect supervision and delegation from the building RN regarding health care issues (Nurse Practice Act RCW 18.79 and 18.130, WAC 246-840) and receives direction from the building principal on issues other than health.  (Code of Professional Conduct WAC 180-87)

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• No Child Left Behind requirements (copy Associate of Arts degree or copy of official college transcript with evidence of 72.0 college- level quarter credit hours or copy of Parapro Assessment with score of 455 or higher – documentation required at time of application)

• Paraprofessional Assessment Information Below: 

   

  Northwest Educational Service District 18

         https://www.nwesd.org/?s=Paraprofessional assessment

   

  Mountlake Testing Center

         https://www.prometric.com/

• Ability to stoop, crouch, crawl, bend, kneel, and stand for long periods of time
• 1st Aid & Adult/Child CPR training (completed within 30 days from date of hire and to be maintained for the duration of this job)
• Blood borne Pathogens training (obtain within 60 days of hire date and annually thereafter – district provided)
• AED training (obtain within 60 days of hire date – district provided)
• HIPPA/FERPA training to be provided by district’s Health Service Coordinator
• Extensive orientation will be provided by district’s Health Service Coordinator
• Experience and/or training with cultural, ethnic, and language diversity preferred
• Successful Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint Clearance
• Proof of Immunization (if born 1/1/57 or later)
• I-9 Employment Eligibility in compliance with the Immigrations Reform and Control Act
• Completion of all district-required training within thirty (30) calendars days from hire date (annual training to be completed every year)

Essential Job Functions: 

This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.  Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:

• Assist RN in implementing school health services
• Provide student and staff care as it relates to injuries or illnesses
• Explain documents and requirements and answers procedural inquiries
• Maintain and retrieve a variety of health files, logs and other records/documents (computer and hard copy including confidential files) to ensure accurate, up-to-date information is available
• Administer medication and implement health care plans as directed by RN
• Conduct student checks for communicable parasites as needed
• Attend meetings and training as directed
• Supervise students as necessary to maintain a safe environment
• May escort students to and from locations
• Maintain consistent presence at assigned worksite and regular work hours
• Professionally interact with students, staff, and public
• Comply with all district policies and procedures
• Perform related duties as requested or assigned by RN

Desired Skills:

• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize workload
• Ability to be fair and consistent when working with children, parents, and staff
• Ability to deal with students, parents, and staff in a warm and confident manner
• Ability to be a strong, independent worker while remaining flexible to changes in assignment
• Ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of staff, students, and the public in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability and willingness to perform delegated medical tasks as instructed and delegated by RN such as catheterization, tube feeding, blood glucose and insulin monitoring, etc.
• Ability to integrate medical, behavioral, and student/staff crisis interventions
• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds
• Knowledge and application of FERPA and HIPPA laws regarding medical information and confidentiality, laws pertaining to the administration of oral medication, communicable diseases, immunizations, district health services policies and procedures, etc.
• Skills in keyboarding on PC computer and knowledge of related software
• Skills in written and oral communications and familiarity with medical terminology
• Skills in handling confidential matters
• Skills in operating a PC computer utilizing district-adopted software
• Skills in learning and interpreting assignments, procedures, rules, and regulations

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  The employee is confined to a work area; required to have precise control of fingers and hand movements; experiences constant interruptions and inflexible deadlines; and must be able to stoop, crouch, crawl, bend, kneel, stand for periods of time, and lift in order to assist a student with personal care.  The employee is required to deal with distraught and/or angry persons and is exposed to infectious diseases carried by children.  The noise level in the work environment is acceptable to this particular environment and can vary depending upon daily activity but will remain within acceptable ranges.

Evaluation: 

This position shall be evaluated annually by the Building Principal on building issues and by the RN (RCW 18.79.040(1) and 18.79.260(2) on health related issues pursuant to the currently established district procedures and evaluation criteria.  

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Marysville School District provides equal employment opportunity and treatment for all applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, retention, assignment, transfer, promotion, and training without discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, marital status, genetic information, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

The following Marysville School District employees/departments are designated to address questions and complaints of discrimination:

• Civil Rights: Executive Director of Human Resources; 360-965-0071
• Harassment, Intimidation, & Bullying: Executive Director of Human Resources; 360-965-0071 
• Title IX:Executive Director of Human Resources; 360-965-0071
• Section 504 and ADA: Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services; 360-965-0174

Discrimination and discriminatory harassment may be reported to the district employee/department listed above by phone at (360) 965-0000. You also have the right to file a written complaint. Address: 4220 80th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270.

The Marysville School District is a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.

Classification History

Job description developed August 2005.  Job description revised November 2008.  Job description revised May 2010.  Job description revised February 2012.  Job description revised April 2014. Job description updated September 2023.