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Health Aide Supervisor

Job Title: Health Aide Supervisor
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<td>Reports to:</td>
<td>Director of Student Services and Well-Being</td>
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<td>Contract Length:</td>
<td>Full Time &#8211; 208 Days</td>
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<td>FLSA Status:</td>
<td>Exempt &#8211; Exempt Pay Schedule</td>
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<td>Last Updated:</td>
<td>October 2022</td>
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General Summary: As a member of the educational team, the Health Aide Supervisor provides an atmosphere for healthy learning by providing health services to students, families, and staff using the application of complex knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences. The Health Aide supervisor also helps to create a climate of health and well-being by overseeing the activity and development of the nurses in the district building clinics. The supervisor also participates in the development and implementation of district health policies, guidelines, and protocols and by serving as a district resource between the schools and various community agencies. These health services help to ensure that all students, including those with complex chronic health needs, those with acute health needs and those with emotional health needs, can learn and achieve their greatest potential. 
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<td>Percentage of Time Spent</td>
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<td>25%</td>
<td>Administration &amp; Management
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<li aria-level="1">Assist with the development of appropriate district health guidelines, policies, protocols, and forms.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Manage and support other nurses in the district by troubleshooting issues, updating on guidelines and protocols, training opportunities and discussing ways to support at the building level. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Manage the budget and ordering of all building clinic supplies; and completing district work orders.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Conduct annual performance evaluations for other health aides in the district that includes seven other buildings. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Serve on various district health/wellness related committees (i.e., Safety Committee, Wellness Committee, Building Crisis Team, and Healthy Living Committee).</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Attend ODH Regional School Nurse Conference to keep current with all updates related to school health.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Hire, interview, onboard, and orient new health aides and substitute health aides. </li>
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<td>35%</td>
<td>Health &amp; Vision Services
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<li aria-level="1">Provide healthcare to students with acute and chronic health problems.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Complete vision screenings on all students adhering with state and pupil services regulations.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Administer medication as needed per district policy. </li>
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<td>20%</td>
<td>Recordkeeping
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<li aria-level="1">Maintain records for all student medications and clinic visits. </li>
<li aria-level="1">Review immunization records for all incoming students and maintain current records for existing students. </li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Screening, tracing, monitoring infectious diseases.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Maintain computerized school health records and updates as necessary.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Organize and maintain documentation of all communications with parents, guardians, and students.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Complete and submit mandated immunization summary to ODH by deadline each school year.  </li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Maintain medication inventory log.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Complete all ODE required reports.</li>
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<td>5%</td>
<td>Training &amp; Education
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<li aria-level="1">Provide training of other school staff on appropriate health and safety processes related to health, including emergency preparedness. 
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Organize district health training for district staff members (i.e. epi pen training, CPR).</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Arrange and coordinate annual staff training.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Communicate with local physicians to discuss nursing in the school setting for part of their community health education.</li>
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<td>10%</td>
<td>Collaboration
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<li aria-level="1">Work collaboratively with families, staff, and students to address and devise plans for student health care.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Collaborate with public health partners for screenings, referrals, and follow up for infectious disease surveillance.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Provide support for students and families by connecting them with available community agencies and resources.</li>
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<td>5%</td>
<td>Compliance
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<li aria-level="1">Maintain confidentiality when handling student information in compliance with FERPA/HIPPA. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Complete and provide immunization report to ODH by October 15.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Complete the diabetic survey each year for ODE by December 31.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Complete and provide the vision screening summary to ODH by the end of the school year.</li>
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<td>5%</td>
<td>Other
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<li aria-level="1">Other duties as assigned.</li>
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Supervisory Responsibilities: 
This position has supervisory responsibility over the health aide located in the pre-school, elementaries, intermediate, junior high, and high school.  Supervisor responsibilities include: directing or coaching, developing, evaluating performance, hiring, scheduling, orienting or onboarding, training, and approving timecards. 
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Requirements and Qualifications
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Minimum Requirements
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<li aria-level="1">Registered Nurse (RN) License</li>
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<li aria-level="1">CPR and First Aid Certification or be willing to receive within 3 months of hire</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Minimum of five years of work-related experience.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Valid driver’s license and BCII clearance. </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Physically able to lift up to 40 pounds. </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other office software</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Professional tact, diplomacy, and presentation with administrators, staff, students, parents, and the community. </li>
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Preferred Qualifications
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<li aria-level="1">Prior experience or familiarity with working with school-aged children or working in a school setting.  </li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ohio Department of Educator School Nurse Licensure preferred</li>
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Knowledge, Abilities, Skills, and Other Characteristics 
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Knowledge:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Medicine: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventative health-care measures. </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and workplace terminology.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Education and Training: Knowledge of principals and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. </li>
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Skills:
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<li aria-level="1">Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.   </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people. </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for. Both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solution, conclusions, or approaches to problems </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Judgement and Decision Considering the relative costs and benefits oof potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. </li>
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<li aria-level="1">Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.</li>
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Abilities: 
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<li aria-level="1">Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Relationship Building: The ability to cultivate effective relationships.</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g. patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations.)</li>
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Work Type Classification: 
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Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. 
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Work Environment and Hazards:
This work involves moderate risks or discomforts that require special safety precautions, e.g., working around moving parts, carts, or machines; exposure to contagious diseases or irritant chemicals. Employees may be required to wear protective clothing or gear, such as masks, gowns, coats, boots, goggles, gloves, or shields. 
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Mental Demands:
Mental demands for this position include concentration, interpretive skills, understanding verbal instructions, differentiating, reading, communicating (verbal/written), reasoning skills, analyzing, memorizing, coordinating, and instructing.
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Physical Demand: 
Physical demands for this position include standing, kneeling, lifting, typing, reaching, and walking.
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This job description documents the general nature and level of responsibility associated with the position.  It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities required of the employee, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and monitor the work of employees under supervision.
 
The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.
 
The Perrysburg Exempted Village School District Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability.  This job description summary does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed.  This job description is subject to change.
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