Healthcare Jobs in Nashville, TN

SUMMARY: Provide hearing/vision/health screenings at scheduled school sites for students pre-k - 12th grades.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Administer hearing/vision/health screening assessments to students as trained by the department.

Complete documentation pertaining to appropriate test.

Entering data for the Clinic Aid after the screenings are complete.

Other duties as assigned

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/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: High School diploma or GED required.

EXPERIENCE: Experience working with children preferred.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES: Position requires interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work with students of all ages and staff. Must be able to operate an audiometer and a distance chart that is used for vision screening. Will be trained to perform all screening assessments.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS: Valid Tennessee Driver's license and auto insurance at the time of hire.

SUPERVISION/TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

CONTACTS: Daily contact with persons at school site, the other screeners on your team, school clinic aid, healthcare provider, parents, and others to resolve problems and negotiate controversial or confidential matters and with the general public to furnish or obtain information.

SAFETY TO SELF AND OTHERS: Low exposure to bruises and cuts.

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and taste or smell. The employee must lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to accurately and appropriately communicate verbally and in writing; make sound judgments; respond accurately and quickly to changing situations; and to evaluate, compile, coordinate, disseminate information, and use interpersonal skills. The employee is frequently required to compile incoming information and data, to assess possible solutions, compare and analyze. The employee is occasionally required to copy, coordinate, instruct, and evaluate.

JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING: Work is assigned by the Director of Clinical Services. This position requires application of Board, school, and state/federal policies, procedures, and/or laws to perform this job. Decision making requires collaboration with coworkers, administrative team, parents, and community agencies and members. Errors in decision making could result in termination. The supervisor is the Director of Clinical Services and is involved in the decision making process.

DIVERSITY OF DUTIES: Duties require knowledge of District and school policies/procedures and applicable state/local/federal laws, facility security, child/adolescent behavior, intervention and mediation skills, and excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person