Huge Thank you from a School Health Tech

Hi- I posted a few months ago regarding a position I was just starting as a Health Tech sub in a large school district. I posted asking your suggestions and tips of how I could most be of help to the school nurses I would be working with. Well, first of all I am ecstatic to tell you that after 6 weeks of subbing (getting called often) I was offered to apply for a permanent health tech job in an Elem school. (This health tech was moving out of state.) I applied and was offered the job! My first day of work was on Jan 29th.

I wanted to thank all of you for your encouragement and advice/tips. I often come on to read your posts, and I can't tell you how much of a resource you have been to me. Some of the tips I have used from the get-go are...Ice packs are to be used in the health office (unless needed for longer time) and not as "trophies" to be taken back to the classroom. I can't tell you how many kids I had coming in at the beginning of my employment and would walk right over to the freezer to grab their own ice pack! "I need an ice pack"- then try to leave back to class. Ah- NO... you can sit here with me for a little while with it on your boo-boo that really isn't apparent :-/ Also, I learned to look at all interactions through the lense of CYA- document everything, keep every correspondence, make a phone call, write an email, talk to the nurse for clarification etc whenever it is needed.

My nurse is amazing and I respect the job she does- I try to help her out as much as possible. I know we are lucky to have both a health tech and nurse at our school (we have students with diabetes and medically fragile students.)

So - just THANK YOU so much for all that you do! I will continue to gain knowledge and confidence through reading your experiences and posts on this site. Hugs to you all!