Health Center Assistant- Per Diem
- Employer
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Location
- Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jul 18, 2023
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Student Affairs, Disability Services, Health Services
- Employment Type
- Part Time
Job Details
Support the Health Center’s mission – to promote students’ development as healthy individuals and members of society – by administering and coordinating office activities and facilitating services for illness or injury. Provide patients’ non-clinical needs in a manner that is professional, considerate and supportive of the students’ health, safety and individual development.
Job Responsibilities
- Room patients with scheduled appointments, take
- Collect medical history and perform vital signs
- Perform point of care testing as indicated
- Blood draws if certified in phlebotomy
- Ensure that the health center is clean by providing light housekeeping and sanitation including but not limited to: changing linens; washing tables, mattresses and kitchen areas; emptying wastebaskets, and disinfect surfaces.
- Present appealing and timely meals and snacks to students by ordering meals from Dining Services, maintaining stock of food and food supplies, and cleaning the health center’s food service areas. Knowledge of potential allergens and student’s dietary constraints.
- Provide considerate, friendly attention to patients’ non-clinical needs in a variety of ways, including but not limited to responding to inquiries from students and parents, providing linens as needed, and waking sleeping students on a timely basis.
- Documenting and working in the Health Services Electronic Health Records system.
- Follow Academy protocol for admitting and discharging students.
- Provide support for clinical care by assisting with front desk administrative needs and answering phones.
- When necessary, assist provider or RN with monitoring students.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of medical information according to Health Services’ confidentiality policies and procedures.
- Order and pick up meals for sick patients at Dining Hall.
- Gather and dispose of hazardous waste.
Respect for diversity of identities and experiences, an orientation toward equity and inclusion, and cultural competency in all aspects of Academy life.
- Ability to function in a fast-paced environment, under short time constraints, and within established deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with students by building trust and credibility.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills as well as a strong customer focus.
- A strict adherence to confidential policies is required.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Willingness and ability to learn additional applications as needed.
- High degree of organizational skills with the ability to be flexible and multi-task with accuracy.
- Ability to follow verbal and written directions, maintain a professional demeanor and restraint at all times, including stressful situations.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusivity and to serving the needs of a diverse and inclusive community with diplomacy and tact.
Education
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Some college experience helpful.
- LNA or Medical Assistant preferred
- E xperience working with ill or injured patients preferred.
- Familiarity with adolescent issues and experience interacting with adolescents is preferred.
- Experience working with adolescents in an educational setting preferred.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Ability to sit in a normal seated position for extended periods of time.
- Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
- Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example using a keyboard.
- Communication skills using the spoken and written word.
- Ability to see with normal parameters.
- Ability to use a visual display terminal with continuous wrist movement on a keyboard.
- Ability to hear within normal range.
- Ability to lift and transport up to 25lbs without assistance.
- Successfully complete a criminal background check (reviewed every 5 years).
- Successfully complete State of NH Criminal background (upon hire).
- Clean Driving record (reviewed annually), if applicable .
Company
Phillips Exeter Academy, co-founded by John and Elizabeth Phillips in 1781 who believed every student should have access to the very best education, embraces the ideals of both goodness and knowledge.
Phillips Exeter Academy is located in Exeter, a southern New Hampshire town settled by European colonists nearly 400 years ago.
The Academy campus, set in the town's village, is divided by the three principal streets of the community, creating a walkable atmosphere. Dormitories and dining halls are easily accessible from classrooms and other facilities like the student center, library, art gallery, theater, and athletic buildings and fields. Downtown stores and restaurants, as well as a riverside pathway, are just off campus.
Now a coeducational residential school with more than 1,000 high school students from the U.S. and 33 foreign countries, Exeter has a centuries-old tradition of academic excellence and a commitment to empowering Exonians to find their place in the world.
We are a community that celebrates curiosity and cultivates potential. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 5:1, more than 450 courses in 18 subject areas, and the opportunity to study on five continents, Exeter provides unparalleled opportunities for discovery and exploration, of both self and subject matter.
At Exeter, employee development will focus on nurturing careers and providing opportunities for professional growth. All employees will be given clear expectations and will be expected to perform their job responsibilities with proficiency and an appreciation of the importance of their responsibilities and a commitment to excellence. Employees seeking to develop skills and experiences in order to grow and take on new responsibilities will be supported as appropriate. Employees are entitled to clear, honest and timely feedback on the performance of their responsibilities, and will be held accountable for acting on such feedback where a need for improvement has been identified.
Employee engagement is focused on building connection and supporting the well-being of all employees. Our goal is for employees to feel connected to our community as a whole, that their work has meaning and impact, and that they are appreciated for the work that they do. Employee voice is encouraged and agency is attained through open channels of communication and engagement that support the success of the Academy. The Academy seeks to be a best place to work where all adults have a strong sense of belonging and inclusion, and where there is a common understanding of what it means to do things with a commitment to excellence, personal growth, accountability to oneself and others, respect, gratitude, humility and generosity of spirit.
Compensation and Benefits packages should attract a high performing and diverse workforce — employees who are committed to the mission and values of the school and have the skills necessary to succeed. Our compensation and benefits should be highly competitive with comparable markets. Benefits should be relevant, flexible and contribute to attracting and retaining employees of the highest talent. Our compensation structures should be transparent, clearly communicated and have the flexibility to recognize outstanding performance.
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