Health Care Technician (Lvn)

Description

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Current Vacancy for Immediate Hire:

1 - Health Care Technician position for 7 hours/183 workdays per year.

This eligibility list will be valid for one year and will be used to fill any future vacancies during the time the list is active. Qualified candidates will be placed on an eligibility list on an ongoing basis.

Under general supervision of an assigned supervisor and/or credentialed school nurse, to provide assigned health services related to the medical and physical records and needs of students; to perform a variety of first aid, record keeping and clerical duties; to perform specialized personal and health care services for students as assigned; and to perform related work as required. This position is coordinated through the Pupil Services Department and monitored by the school nurses.

Examples of Duties

• Assist Principals in maintaining a safe and sanitary school environment;
• observe student symptoms and behavior, notifying the certificated school nurse, parents, emergency personnel and school officials as appropriate; assist ill or injured students within boundaries of school law and District regulations; administer first aid including CPR; advise proper authorities of health problems, emergencies and action taken;
• schedule and make arrangements for screening at the school location, coordinating with the administration and teachers, contacting parents and requesting volunteers to assist with the process; assist licensed personnel with screening and with necessary follow-up; set up and maintain detailed individual health records for each student; compile information and statistics for required state reports; type memos, lists, correspondence,
• reports forms, bulletins and similar material; prepare lists of students' health defects and/or problems;
• follow up on required immunizations through letters, telephone and personal contact with parents; record hearing and vision test information and immunization dates in student cumulative folders, use computers and software as appropriate;
• assist in rendering various forms of personal care such as toileting, diapering, dressing, undressing, bathing, grooming and feeding of children; assist and instruct students in personal hygiene; assist in lifting pupils in and out of school buses, wheel chairs, braces, and other orthopedic equipment;
• may perform other specialized physical health care services which are necessary during the school day to enable a child to attend school and which are prescribed by the child's licensed physician, such as monitoring, administering and/or supervising a student on insulin, insulin pump, or other insulin devises, catheterization, suctioning, seizure disorders/procedures, breath inhalation therapy, oxygen administration and flow monitoring, glucose monitoring injections, emergency care and other health care related duties as assigned after training and monitoring by a certificated school nurse;
• inspect for communicable diseases and/or parasites; as instructed, advise parents, students and teachers of presence of communicable disease and/or parasites, treatment procedures, quarantine requirements and re-admittance procedures; provide factual information to parents and teachers relative to community health resources;
• implement and monitor procedures for the safe storage and administration of medications; administer prescribed medications in accordance with District policy and school rules;
• perform a variety of clerical duties involved in the maintenance of health records, referrals, and reports, and to assist other school clerical personnel as required; maintain a variety of confidential health related records and files including student medical records, emergency cards, immunizations records, and communicable disease reports;
• operate computer and job-specific software, copier, and other standard office machines; inventory, order and requisition medical supplies for school health office;
• supervise students in health office; attend in-service meetings; perform related work as required.

Please refer to the "Employment Standards" section of this bulletin to make sure you meet all requirements before applying. Applications for employment are accepted online only.

Employment Standards

Experience: Experience equivalent to six months working in acute care coupled with some clerical background is preferred.

Training: Must be currently licensed as a Vocational Nurse or Registered Nurse in California.

Licenses of Certificates

Minimum of a LVN license required.

Possession of or ability to obtain, a valid California driver's license.

Possession of a valid first aid certificate and CPR certificate.

Supplemental Information

This is a Dual Certification recruitment: Candidates who attain a passing score on each examination part will be placed in rank order on an eligibility list after promotional credits are added to the composite test scores of promotional candidates. These examinations are open to permanent employees and the public.

Qualified candidates will be placed on an eligibility list on an ongoing basis.

For this recruitment, you must attach the following for your application to not be rejected:

1. Verification (license number and expiration date) or a copy of your current LVN (or higher) license.

Click the Classification below for the full job description and duties

Health Care Technician

Applications will be reviewed and qualifying candidates will be placed on the eligibility list every Friday (dates listed below):

4/12; 4/19; 4/26; 5/3