Certified Nursing Assistant (FT)

The Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) is a health services specialist who assists pupils in attaining and /or maintaining optimum health and promotes good health habits and attitudes.

Beach Cities Learning, a Learn It Family of Companies division, is a certified K -12 Private Day School approved by the California Department of Education to provide Special Education Services for the following disability categories:  Autism (A), Emotional Disability and Emotional Disability-Private (ED) (ED-P), Developmental Delay (DD), Mild Intellectual Disability (MIID), Moderate Intellectual Disability (MOID),Orthopedic Impairment (OI), Other Health Impaired (OHI), Specific Learning Disability (SLD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI),Visually Impaired (VI), and Speech-Language Impairment (SLI).

• Review immunization records for school age children
• Maintain student health records
• Administer medication and/or treatment when necessary for pupils to attend school
• Provide first aid and emergency care to all school age children
• Provide the following services as promulgated by individual State Law/Regulation:
  
  • Assist with Medical/Dental Screenings
  • Prepare and file state reports as required by law
  • Conduct audiometric screenings
  • Conduct scoliosis screenings
  • Conduct vision screenings
  • Conduct Height and Weight Screenings
  • Provide other optional screenings as needed, ex. Blood Pressure, Lice
• Notify parent/guardian if a screening defect is found upon screening and recommend appropriate follow-up 
• Observe and recommend to principal, exclusion of students who show evidence of communicable diseases and/or whose immunization records are not received from parent/guardian after numerous attempts
• Submit monthly report of health services and screenings performed to management
• Under the general supervision of a certificated supervisor, Site Administrator and company Registered Nurse our candidate would assist with providing specialized physical health care services to pupils with exceptional needs
• Job duties include administering medication, COVID testing, temperature checks, contacting parents in regard to any medically related concerns, toileting, first aid, seizure response, AED training & support. Overall scope is to perform related duties as required in effort to provide direct medical assistance to students with exceptional needs

• Must be able to provide proof of CNA certification
• Specialized Skills: ability to interact and communicate both verbally and in writing with adolescents, educational staff, families, and the public
• Knowledge of school-based/community resources, especially related to the mental health, social services, and education fields preferred
• Spanish speaking skills a plus
• Ability to work with people of diverse populations and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Demonstrated ability to exercise a high degree of independence, initiative, tact and good judgment
• Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information
• TB Test
• Computer literacy
• Organized and detailed oriented
• Professional appearance and attitude at all times
• Must be able to adhere to a consistent schedule
• Effective communication in both oral and written
• Must be able to work independently and effectively engage a diverse group of clients, community partners, and co-workers; must be dependable and trustworthy
• Must have excellent time-management skills and ability to juggle multiple projects at once and must maintain filing system as required by the company, and meet all company deadlines
• Excellent time managed and initiative
• Maintain a professional and clinical perspective at all times, able to not internalize or personalize (e.g. emotionally) in regards certain student behaviors or mannerisms that occur
• Must be able to lift 35 pounds
• Work location is in a school building where employee may need to be able to go up and down stairs
• Frequent standing
• Must have the strength and dexterity to safely and effectively use Crisis Management Interventions of all involved (e.g. self, student, other employees)

Beach Cities Learning /Learn It Systems offers a competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plan, including 401(k), PTO, and paid holidays.

Beach Cities Learning /Learn It Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Applicants must be presently eligible to work in the United States.

$24 - $28 / hour