COVID-19 Response Facilitator - Until End of 2021-22 SY with possible extension

Company: TrulyHired
Location: Chicopee
Posted on: January 10, 2022

Job Description:

TYPE:Individual ContractSALARY:Per Individual ContractREPORTS TO:Supervisor of NursesOBJECTIVE:The COVID-19 Response Facilitator will work within the clinical service function of the Chicopee Public Schools. Provide ongoing support to the nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under broad supervision, provide professional public health nursing services focusing on prevention and follow-up of positive cases within the Chicopee Public Schools and oversee all COVID-19 related operations.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Collaborate with the city of Chicopee Board of Health and the Supervisor of Nurses in regards to implementing, carrying out, and providing education regarding guidelines related to COVID-19 within the District.2. Manage COVID phone calls, determine quarantine and isolation times and dates, update the COVID tracker daily and as needed, notify school clinics of positive/close contact students/staff and potential RTS/RTW dates, and document accordingly in School Brains regarding the previous tasks, in a timely manner.3. Collaborate with the school nurses and building administrators.4. Provide excellent communication and customer service while putting parents, guardians, caregivers, and students at ease.5. Attend on-site/off-site community engagement activities, clinic events, and/or training as needed.6. Report vaccinations, testing, participant and other program statistics as required weekly or monthly for district.7. Perform other duties related to COVID-19 as assigned by the Supervisor of Nurses to assist the Chicopee Public School Nurses.

• Position Type:Full-time
• Positions Available:1
• Salary:$43,000 to $53,000 Per YearJob Category :Support Staff > Supervisory AideEqual Opportunity EmployerChicopee Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.Job Requirements
  • REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS1. Certified Medical Assistant or Licensed nurse in the State of Massachusetts (RN or LPN)2. Knowledge of COVID-19 preferred, but not required.3. Proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Google docs.4. Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.5. Ability to work with a diverse team in a multi-disciplinary setting and establish effective working relationships with persons of varied backgrounds both lay and professional.6. Ability to maintain confidentiality.7. Self-motivated to plan, organize, and complete work accurately.ADA & MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, adding machines, etc. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Must be able to stand, crouch and bend over for a long period of time at intervals throughout the day. Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things. Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants. Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, newsletters, schedules, manuals, invoices, requisitions, menus, recipes, journals, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, procedures, charts, surveys, articles, bid specifications, brochures, news releases, handbooks, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence. Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal, accounting and marketing terminology. Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra and geometry. Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape. Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment. Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination. Interpersonal: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations. Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone
  • At least 2 yearsof relevant experience preferred
  • Citizenship, residency or work visa requiredApplication QuestionsThere ARE NO application questions required FOR this job posting.Contact Information
    • Joyce O'neil , Supervisor of Nurses
    • 134 Dulong Circle
    • Chicopee,Massachusetts 01022
      • Phone: 413-594-1157
      • Fax: 413-594-1803
      • Email: click here

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