PURPOSE STATEMENT

On an on-call/substitute basis, this position is responsible for providing professional health care to students and staff to prevent, identify, and/or remediate health problems which may impair learning, social adjustment, or emotional well-being of students.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  1. Assess the physical, mental, and environmental health needs of students as they relate to the educational environment in accordance with state and local mandates.
  2. Provide primary health care to students including initial assessment, management of illness and /or referral to other health professionals, monitoring of chronic diseases, health supervision, and promotion of health life-styles, disease prevention, and the coordination of services when specialized care is required.
  3. Serve as a health advocate of students and a consultant to educational staff.
  4. Implement and/or monitor appropriate health plans to meet the medical, health, and safety needs of students for designated schools.
  5. Provide support to Health Room Assistant and designated school employees to safeguard the health and welfare of the students in their care, to include ongoing training where necessary, maintenance of health care records, immunization forms and health plan monitoring in designated schools.
  6. Respond to health related emergencies in designated schools.
  7. Regulate and dispense prescribed medication and/or treatments as required.
  8. Provide health counseling and guidance to students, school personnel and parents, to include communicating with non-English speaking students and their parents as needed.
  9. Perform vision and hearing screening as required and in accordance with the Washington State Codes.
  10. Provide Health Clinic coverage in the absence of Health Room Assistants.
  11. Provide one to one nursing care to designated students in the absence of the assigned nurse.
  12. Cultivate and model appropriate and cooperative behavior, including protecting confidential information, consistent with district ethical guidelines.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

  1. May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
  2. Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS


MENTAL DEMANDS


PHYSICAL DEMANDS


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Licenses/Special Requirements


TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

On call as needed


CONDITIONS

The preceding list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.


The Walla Walla School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.  The Walla Walla School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all education programs, services and activities.  For information regarding translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact (509) 527-3000.   The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

 

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator                                                   

Title IX Coordinator                                               

Dr. Mindy Meyer, Director of HR                                 

364 S. Park Street                                                     

Walla Walla, WA 99362                                               

(509) 527-3000                                                          

mmeyer@wwps.org  

                                                 

Section 504/ADA Coordinator

Barb Casey, Director of Special Education

364 S. Park Street

Walla Walla, WA 99362

(509) 527-3000

bcasey@wwps.org