school health services

SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES

Pre School-Junior HighThe careers you can get with school health services are :

• Nurse• Speech Language pathologists• Occupational therapist• Psychologist

High School

700 E. Cougar TrailHoffman Estates, IL 60169

• Nurse’s Office• Speech Language pathologists• Occupational therapist• Psychologist• Athletic Trainer

Colledge• Nurse• Speech Language pathologists• Occupational therapist• Psychologist• Athletic Trainer• Insurance

Harper College 1200 W. Algonquin Road,

Palatine, IL 60067

Average payment, Patients

• Median salary per year: - $45,000 they get pay with the taxes

• Patients: -They don’t have to pay for it or the insurance would

cover for them.

Services provided• Nurse’s office-

• Cough drops• Headaches• Cuts• Stomachache• Allergies• Minor illness• Etc…..

• Athletic trainer-• Taking care of major and minor

injuries• Sprain• Broken (send to hospital)• Physical Therapy• Icing• Hot & Cold tub• Tapings• Concussion Test• Etc…..

Interesting facts• Providing first aid and arranging for assessment assistance to a

child who becomes ill or injured at school

• Communicating with parents and guardians when further medical care or attention may be needed.

• Supporting the health curriculum by teaching health lessons to students and/or serving as a resource to classroom teacher.

• Providing health counseling to students as needed on an ongoing basis.