Employment

Position: Night RN
Department: Health Center
Status: Part-time. Approximate hours per week: 24-36
Pay Range: $20-25/hr for call, $60-70/hr when called in and on-site depending on skill level
Contact: Medical Director, Susan Zapalac, susan_zapalac@cate.org  and Director of Nursing, Cara Terlep-Smith, cara_terlep@cate.org

Cate School is a boarding school with approximately 235 boarding students and 65 day students. The school nurses oversee the emotional, mental, physical and social health of students. The full-time nursing staff provides students with all health services throughout the school day, in addition to being on call at night, and on weekends. The part-time Night RN position covers overnight calls, and oversees patient care for students that are deemed ill enough to require overnight observation. The Night RN would be available for phone consultation and, if called for, available to come to campus for an assessment and overnight stay when indicated. Must be available to be on campus within 30 minutes when needed.

Duties include: 

• Dispensing prescription and OTC medications
• Communication with the school physician, parents, residential faculty, and administrative staff
• Following Cate School Health Services protocols
• Assessing, documenting and communicating student assessment findings to members of the student

Requirements:

• • Highly proficient in G Suite, EMR, electronic communications
    • Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Google Drive, GMail, Google Docs

• Magnus experience preferred
• Highly coachable, willing to work as a part of a team
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of many areas of health including adolescent and mental health
• Ability to assess situations and make decisions/act quickly
• Ability to multitask and critically think
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Knowledge of state and local health regulations
• Caring bedside manner, active listening skills

Certificates & Licenses

• Must possess a valid California driver’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles
• Must possess a current California Registered Nurse license
• Must possess a valid CPR adult, child and infant certificate and have knowledge of basic to advanced first aid principles

Responsibilities for Night Nurse:

• Maintain HIPAA compliance
• Perform vision and other health screenings as directed
• Provide health counseling and education to students
• Assess, triage, and treat students under direct supervision of the Medical Director
• Implements policy/procedure on exclusion/readmission of students, relating to infectious/ contagious disease process
• Monitor students under quarantine/isolation orders per protocol
• Implement and update plan of care per shift, and as needed
• Administer first aid and emergency medical procedures in accordance with established Cate School Health Services protocols and procedures
• Consult with Counseling services, ATC, advisor, and parents regarding student care as needed
• Provide referrals to higher levels of care for intervention and remediation of abnormal or worrying health conditions affecting students, including mental health alongside the guidance of the Medical Director
• Maintain current and cumulative EHR records for all students
• Updating and completing Veracross, Magnus and REACH as needed
• Hospital Run communication, education, and coordination/determination of appropriate care for all students, and all staff/faculty
• Proficiency in POC COVID-19/Flu A&B/Strep A testing
  • This may include the use of: COVID PCR testing, COVID rapid antigen testing, nasal swabbing, nasopharyngeal swabbing and documentation of the results of these POC tests
• Proficiency in point of care testing to include blood glucose monitoring, urine analysis, Strep and Influenza, hcg measurement as needed
• Attend bimonthly staffing meetings
• Support, educate and treat intentional injuries, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use

Position: Medical Assistant
Department: Health Center
Reports to: Medical Director
Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $23-33/hr.
Contact: Medical Director, Susan Zapalac, susan_zapalac@cate.org  and Director of Nursing, Cara Terlep-Smith, cara_terlep@cate.org

Essential functions in the role:

Function: Communication Skills

Standard: Communication expected of the Medical Assistant includes writing, speaking, hearing, and strong communication skills with internal constituencies and the public. Electronic communications via computers, printers, interfaces, and fax machines are utilized in this job role. Inter-relationships define the broad level of communication needs involved in these technical responsibilities.

Examples:

• Greets and manages check-in of students
• Follow-up and ongoing communication via text, email, and phone calls with families, health center, and Medical Director for appointment scheduling, medication management, and other support.
• Prescription/radiology fax follow up

Function:Critical thinking and behavior sufficient to plan and implement safe Medical Assistant care to multiple clients.

Standard: Critical thinking ability sufficient for clinical judgment and professional behavior.

Examples: 

• Maintain confidentiality
• Identify cause-effect relationships in clinical situations
• Display the ability to identify problems and report to the appropriate supervisor
• Prioritize and flex with change
• Follow a process from start to finish

Function: Interpersonal skills

Standard: Demonstrate positive and collaborative interpersonal abilities sufficient to interact with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of backgrounds.

Examples:

• Establish rapport with patients/families, Cate staff/faculty, and coworkers from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
• Be sensitive to the needs of others
• Triages students
• Reconciliation of HC Medication Stock charges, Medvan charges, and credit card monthly statements with submittal to the Business Office
  • Assists nursing staff with PRN OTC medication administration
• Attends 50% of Health Services staff meetings in person

Function: Conduct oneself safely in the working environment

Standard: The clinical medical assistant work environment is indoors in an office/clinical setting. The work environment in the medical office is subject to frequent interruptions. Safety for the Medical Assistant is provided in the form of personal protective equipment and barrier precautions. Demonstration of utilization of safety precautions is integral to the role.

Examples:

• Wears PPE appropriately and as needed when working with potentially hazardous specimens and infectious individuals
• Cleans, changes linens, and disinfects resting room spaces after no longer occupied by student(s)

Function: Physical Abilities and Requirements

Standards and Examples:

• Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer and telephone
• Major activities of this job include frequent walking, standing, and light physical effort performed on a level surface. Some carrying, lifting up to 40 pounds, kneeling, bending, reaching, and squatting are involved in the medical office.
• The functionality of our Health Center requires the Medical Assistant to use a computer and telephone and employ listening, writing, and organizational skills.
• Administer CPR

Function: Miscellaneous/Additional Medical Assistant Responsibilities:

• Updates student tracking systems in real-time when at the desk
• Attends school-wide assembly
• Pick-up prescriptions and supplies from various locations
• Drive students to appointments including but not limited to Radiology, Lab, Emergency Room, Doctor Appointments, and chaperone while they are there
• Performs inventory, and updates documentation accordingly
• Performs symptomatic testing as needed

About Cate 

For more than a century, Cate School has blended together the tradition of the East Coast with the innovation of the West Coast in the service of a dynamic, diverse, and close-knit community. A four-year college preparatory school with a low student-to-faculty ratio, small class sizes, and inviting residential spaces, Cate’s inquiry-based program is designed to challenge, inspire, and support boarding and day students whose interests, abilities, characters, and aspirations make them individually and collectively exceptional.

Join a professional community that is celebrated for its transformational pedagogy and that fosters curiosity. Here, our faculty thrives within a dynamic culture driven by an unwavering dedication to the greatest growth possible, a spirit of innovation and progress, and a core of care and support for each member of this community.

Cate School is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity Employment and nondiscrimination in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment without consideration of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, gender or gender identity.

Cate School offers competitive compensation. In setting compensation ranges, Cate School reviews numerous factors including industry data from NAIS, CAIS, NBOA, and other market data. Final Salary is based on experience relevant to the role and internal equity.

Note: This job description is intended to convey essential information about the position and is not an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications.

Position: Infant-Toddler Teacher
Reports to: ELC Director, ELC Assistant Director
Date Revised: March 2023
Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt, Full-Time
Salary Range: $20 – $25 per hour
Contact: Interim Director of Cate Early Learning Center, Diamond Gray-Diaz,
diamond_gray@cate.org, 805.684.4127 ext. 305

General Summary: 

The Infant-Toddler Teacher is responsible for all aspects of care for infants and toddlers while at the Cate Early Learning Center.  Such responsibilities will include physical caregiving, developmental assessments, monthly contributions to Learning Stories and child portfolios, development of age-appropriate/individually appropriate curriculum, and facilitating supportive relationships with parents.

Essential Job Functions

The responsibilities of this position will include, but not be limited to the following:

Early Childhood Programming

• At all times ensure the children’s safety in both indoor and outdoor environments.
• Maintain teacher-to-child ratios at all times. (Infants 1:4, Toddlers 1:6)
• Responsible for formulating relationships with parents and children that are respectful of individual differences, family styles, and cultural/socioeconomic diversity.
• Responsible for ensuring that all meal and rest breaks for the staff and the changes in the daily schedule for the children (outside time, meals for the children, diaper changes, etc.) are done in an organized manner to support a sense of routine in the environment for the children.
• Plan, supervise, and implement the Infant-Toddler program in accordance with the policies and philosophy of the ELC and the identified curriculum objectives.
• Strive to create an instructional program that meets the needs of each child with concern for his/her interests, individual learning style, and pace of learning.
• Provide appropriate guidance to support staff and substitute teachers, and actively facilitate their program development skills.
• Design a stimulating, consistent, and developmentally appropriate learning environment suitable for all children enrolled in the classroom.
• Contribute monthly Learning Stories pertaining to each child’s development and keep their respective portfolios up-to-date.
• Responsible for doing routine evaluations of each child’s development.
• Adaptable to changes in daily routines and program needs.
• Strive to create a state-of-the-art childcare program.

Interactions with Children

• Strive to create a language-rich program, encouraging positive and respectful interactions.
• Treat each child with dignity and respect.
• Help each child to become aware of his/her role as an integral member of the group.
• Help each child to become comfortable with him/herself.
• Encourage active involvement in problem-solving in the environment.
• Encourage children to be responsible for their actions to support the development of their roles as effective decision-makers.

Working with Parents

• Communicate with parents on a regular basis regarding the progress of their children in the program or specific issues as they occur on a day-to-day basis.
• Work with new parents to create an easy transition into the Program.
• Create an environment that embraces open communication between staff and parents.
• Provide Early Childhood/community resources as needed.
• Update Learning Genie Application in real-time.

Supporting Positive Staff Relationships

• Attend and participate in all staff meetings.
• Attend all recommended in-service trainings.
• Direct any issues to a suitable person in a timely and appropriate manner.

Administrative Functions

• Complete all assigned paperwork (daily information sheets *Learning Genie*/daily attendance, nap and rest documentation, shopping lists, child injury reports, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Assist in the education and ongoing evaluation of fieldwork students, when applicable.

Physical Requirements

• Continually able to observe and respond to children’s needs, emergencies, and/or conflicts that might occur during the day (inside or outside environment).
• Continually able to lift children/materials 1-40 pounds from the floor to a waist-high table.
• Continually able to kneel to maintain eye contact at the child’s level.
• Continually able to sit on the floor to work with children.
• Continually able to react to a child that is 20 to 30 feet away within 30 seconds.
• Continually able to carry a child (1 to 40 pounds), up to 50-100 feet.
• Continually able to respond to children’s first aid needs (inside and outside) which may include cuts, bruises, blood/bodily fluids.
• Continually able to communicate clearly and calmly to children, parents, and co-workers.
• Continually able to deal effectively with the stress involved in working closely with children, parents, and co-workers.
• Continually able to do fine and medium hand manipulation.

Employee Conduct

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• High school graduate.
• Minimum of one year’s experience working with young children, two preferred.
• Twelve (12) core units in Early Childhood Education.
• 6 Infant-Toddler units (or 3 units at the time of hire with successful completion of 3 additional units within 12 months of hire).
• Successful completion of the fingerprinting process and or successful transfer of fingerprints from another program.
• Successful completion of the hiring packet, including current immunization record.
• Working knowledge of personal computers with experience in the use of such programs as Microsoft Word and the Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Photos).
• Excellent customer service skills in person and on the phone.
• Comfortable with team-based work structure; ability to demonstrate flexibility on the job.
• Demonstrates initiative is conscientious, and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• Preferred bilingual (Spanish).
• Strong grasp of RIE philosophy.
• CPR/First Aid Certification, or able to acquire within 3 months of hire date.

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