Downingtown Area School District - Downingtown, PA
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Full-time - Entry Level
Downingtown, PA
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
About the position
The Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for a certified Nurse/Instructional Support Assistant (LPN or RN) for the 2024-2025 school year. This position involves providing individualized nursing and academic assistance to students in grades K-5 within low incidence programs (Multiple Disabilities, Life Skills, and Autistic Support). Responsibilities include tube feeding and general classroom support, ensuring students have full access to their education as dictated by their IEP. Nurse/Instructional Support Assistants are integral to creating an inclusive and conducive learning environment for students in the classroom.
Responsibilities
- Administering tube feedings or feeding assistance
- Implementing seizure protocol and treatments
- Providing tracheostomy care, suctioning
- Providing catherization, when indicated
- Assisting with transferring students in/out of equipment
- Changing diapers and assisting with toileting routines
- Providing first aid and emergency care for accidental injuries and illnesses
- Administering medications/procedures, as prescribed by a doctor
- Implementing physician orders and nursing care plans, as prescribed
- Completing electronic medical charting
- Supporting with health screenings
- Supporting behavior management plans
- Providing reinforcement and replacement instruction in the classroom
- Assisting with progress monitoring and with data collection
- Performing other duties as assigned
Requirements
- LPN or RN, current state license
- Attains and maintains current CPR/First Aid certification
- Experience working with special needs children preferred, but not required
- Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements
Benefits
- Medical Coverage through IBX - PPO plans only
- Prescription Coverage through CVS/Caremark
- Dental Coverage - Delta Dental Active PPO
- Vision Coverage - Vision Benefits of America (VBA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Fitness Program with reimbursement for workouts
- Nutritional Counseling
- Employee Assistance Program
- Telemedicine benefit through SwiftMD
- Retirement - Member of State Pension System (PSERS)
- Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Life Benefit pays 1 x your basic annual salary up to maximum of $60,000
- Income Protection Benefit pays 60% of your basic monthly pay, up to $1,500 per month
- Paid Time Off: 10 sick days annually, 3 personal days annually for full-time employees
- Tuition Reimbursement for pro-rated 75% of tuition if grade of 'B' or better is attained
- Salary Increases of 3.3% per year
- Work-Life Balance with a fixed schedule
