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Amphitheater Unified School District
School Health Aide
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What they do
A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$37,170 / year median in Arizona
+26% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description Administers first aid and prescribed medical care to students. Performs duties under the close supervision of the School Nurse, Principal, or designee. Position Details
- This position will float to multiple schools
REQUIRED
- High school diploma or GED
- Current First Aid and CPR certification from an approved provider
- Two years of work experience as a health assistant, personal care technician, teacher assistant with medically fragile students, physician's office, or other equivalent experience in the medical profession
- Prior experience with physically/medically challenged children
- Good working knowledge of computer applications, including word-processing, database and spreadsheet packages
- Equivalent combination of education/training/experience Full job description here.
- This position will float to multiple schools
REQUIRED
- High school diploma or GED
- Current First Aid and CPR certification from an approved provider
- Two years of work experience as a health assistant, personal care technician, teacher assistant with medically fragile students, physician's office, or other equivalent experience in the medical profession
- Prior experience with physically/medically challenged children
- Good working knowledge of computer applications, including word-processing, database and spreadsheet packages
- Equivalent combination of education/training/experience Full job description here.