Job Details

Clinic Aide II

Assists the school nurse and the principal in maintaining an efficient school clinic.

Elementary School Requirements and Secondary Title I/Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Campuses:

Title I campus requires 48 hours of accredited college credit with some emphasis in child growth and development or related courses or two years verifiable experience as an educational aide or other related experience as approved by the district.

Middle School and/or High School Requirements:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) certificate and two years' verifiable experience as an education aide or other related experience as approved by the district; or 15 semester hours of college credit with some emphasis in child growth and development or related courses or other related experience as approved by the district.

State Board for Educator Certification for Educational Aide II.

Must have current vision and hearing screening certification and American Heart Association CPR/First Aide certification or obtain such certifications within 90 calendar days from the date of employment.

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 ability required.

Maintains a clean clinic per protocol.

Requests supplies, as needed.

Organizes and stocks supplies upon delivery.

Administers first aid/CPR per American Heart Association/KISD guidelines.

Notifies parents of illness or injury.

Notifies principal, school nurse, and teacher(s) of any serious illness, new medical condition, or problem.

Stores and administers medication per KISD policy.

Maintains daily record of students seen in the clinic and other records delegated by the school nurse.

Assists in filling out accident/incident reports; distributes copies per KISD guidelines, and notifies school nurse.

Performs initial hearing and vision tests on new students and notifies school nurse of follow-up evaluation, if needed.

Enters student health and immunization data into the computer as requested by the school nurse.

Knows and complies with Texas Education Agency and KISD educator standards of conduct.

Performs such other tasks as may be assigned by the school nurse or principal.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities; however, the clinic aide works closely with students, faculty, and parents.

Ability to use peripheral devices, high level language programming concepts, data management software, and application development tools.

Prolonged sitting; regular kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, twisting. 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 sit and talk or hear, to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to stand and walk. The employee is required to regularly lift and carry (less than 15 pounds). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Repetitive hand motion; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; regular walking, grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching; may climb ladders.

Regular moderate lifting and carrying (up to 44 pounds); occasional heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over).

Occasional district-wide travel to multiple campuses, as assigned. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work with frequent interruptions; emotional control under stress.