2025-26 Paraprofessional Integrated Services-Medical-Integrated Services Department

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https://psdschools.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5613819

• Pay Range: $19.86-$22.24/hr, based on qualifications and experience***
  
  

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**Hours/day: 7.5**

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**Work calendar days: 186**

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**Duration of position: Remainder of school year**

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**Benefits include: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, PERA retirement, paid time off, short and long term disability, access to employee walk-in clinic, as well as other optional benefit elections. **

**SUMMARY: **

Responsible for assisting the school nurse and IS teacher with medical and physical support for students with significant medical support needs so that they may fully participate in class activities. Assist students with medications, medical procedures, personal care, personal advocacy around medical needs. Assist teacher and school nurse with all health-related care and monitoring, including documentation and daily communication with student families.

**JOB TASKS: **

• Coordinate student health needs between teachers, nurses, and parents. Assist the classroom and health services staff to meet Individual Education Plans (IEP) and health care plans. Provide emergency and routine health care and/or first aid, administer medications adhering to District and state procedures, and perform delegated medical procedures. Collaborate with building administration and nurse when calling 911.
• Assist students with personal care, self-advocacy and in getting to and from busstops, restrooms, lunchrooms, etc. Assiststudents with personal health and hygiene, including spoon feeding, tube feeding, toileting, catheterization, suctioning, delivery of oxygen or other medications and diapering. Perform all medical procedures delegated by the school nurse. Lift, transfer, or push students in wheelchairs. Use alternative language techniques such as sign language or voice activated computer systems when needed.
• Assist staff with maintaining health care records, evaluating health status, and recording student health information for daily communication between school and family. Enter data into the computerized health office log to document student health status, procedures, and medication administration and real-time actions.
• Monitor students throughout the entire school day, including lunch, recess, time outs, on field trips, while getting on and off the bus, etc. May require accompanying students to and from school via district transportation. Reinforce school-wide procedures and policies.
• Assist teacher and school nurse with evaluation process for annual IEP meetings, parent conferences, field trip planning, etc.
• Attend appropriate in-services, building meetings, training, IEP meetings, parent conferences and/or school functions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

**EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSES REQUIRED: **

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two years of related training/experience in medical field (CNA, MA, LPN/LVN)
• Experience working with students with complex medical needs preferred
• Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable
• Criminal background check required for hire
• CNA, MA, LPN license preferred
• Special Education Paraprofessional Academy classes (5 in first 2 years of hire)
• Adult and Child CPR/First Aid certification
• Completion of Administering Medication in a School Setting (if not currently certified, successful completion must be done at earliest convenience after hire)
• Trach/vent care training required before caring for students with tracheostomies or potential need for ventilation
• Questions regarding this pos ing can be directed to **[**talent@psdschools.org**](mailto:talent@psdschools.org){rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"}