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Qualifications: Must have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Must possess excellent critical thinking, organization and physical assessment skills.
Required: Active RN or LPN license and CPR/BLS certification
Preferred: 1 year of experience working with Pediatric patients, training and competency in tracheostomy care strongly preferred
FLSA: Exempt
Salary Schedule: Per approved Salary Schedule
Direct Report: Coordinator of Health Services
Terms of Employment: 9 month
Eligible for emergency telework: per supervisor approval

Purpose:
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Essential Job Functions:
• Attend work in a regular, reliable and punctual manner.
• To "telework" when requested by the District
• Attend all professional development and staff meetings
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgement in behavior, speech, dress and manner for the work setting.
• Tracheostomy Management: Provide direct tracheostomy and potential ventilator care for the student throughout the school day. Performs routine suctioning, cleans the tracheostomy site, changes trach ties/straps, and monitors the airway, including assessing for sign of distress (e.g. Cyanosis, restlessness, increased work of breathing)
• Emergency Response: Immediate, specialized care including emergency trach tube replacement, CPR, and rescue breathing with a self-inflating bag.
• Safety Monitoring: Provides constant supervision of the student to ensure the tube remains secure and unobstructed. Monitor and assess the student's respiratory status and oxygen saturation in compliance with physician orders and health plan.
• Documentation: Maintains detailed, accurate records of all suctioning, treatments, and student status changes in compliance with the Individualized Health Plan, Emergency Action Plan, and physician orders. Must report to the building RN
• Transportation Support: Accompanies the student on the school bus to and from home and maintains equipment needed for that travel.
• Collaboration: Must work closely with school staff, Building RN, and family to implement care, report any concerns with care, manage equipment, and ensure emergency supplies are always available.
• Documentation: basic technical computer skills to document treatment and service provided in accordance with physician orders and plan of care.
• Communication: Must have excellent communication skills to be able to report needs or concerns to the RN, the family and building staff.
• Adhere to infection control procedures and protocols
• Maintain strict confidentiality
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function to maintain continuity of care.
• This position requires bending, stooping, lifting, carrying equipment, walking, standing and sitting.
• Other duties assigned.

Employee Behavior and Conduct:
District employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner and shall exhibit and extend such professional conduct appropriate for the circumstances to those with whom they come into contact, both internally and externally during the performance of their duties. Examples of professional conduct include, but are not limited to, being communicative, informative, fair, honest, and respectful.

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