SCHOOL NURSES AIDE
School Nurses Aide is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
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School Nurses Aide is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction of the school nurse, performs basic, non-professional nursing and related tasks in caring for children in a school environment; does other related duties.
Examples of work
- Performs attendant tasks in the care of physically and mentally handicapped and other school children.
- Provides basic, non-professional nursing and first aid services.
- Provides emergency care for accidents or illnesses.
- Assists the school physician with medical examinations.
- Performs vision and audiometric screening.
- Assists the school nurse with tine testing and monitors test results.
- Alerts the nurse or doctor in emergency situations.
- Assists physically and mentally handicapped children to and from buses and on school premises.
- Arranges wheel chairs for severely physically and mentally handicapped children.
- Takes temperatures and pulse rates, reports abnormal readings to the nurse.
- Administers nonfractional medications under the supervision of a nurse.
- Assists children to and from lavatory, may be required to physically lift and move handicapped children, and provide assistance with personal hygiene.
- Maintains records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
One (1) year providing non-professional care services in a medical setting.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of basic first aid techniques and methods of personal hygiene.
- Ability to provide basic, non-professional first aid, nursing and other attendant care services to children.
- Ability to identify basic signs of illness in children.
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
- Ability to work harmoniously with children and school staff.
- Ability to maintain records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.