Direct Care Asst I, CI

State of Maryland • Washington County, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Potomac Center/SETT facility provides quality person-centered support to adults with intellectual disabilities at its campus in Hagerstown, Maryland. The Potomac Center is a 62-bed licensed Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) that focuses on using therapeutic interventions to empower residents as they learn the skills needed to successfully return to community living. The Secure Evaluation and Therapeutic Treatment (SETT) Program, located within the Potomac Center campus, is a 32-bed licensed Forensic Residential Center that provides services to individuals with intellectual disabilities and court involvement within a safe and secure environment. The SETT program assists individuals as they resolve their court involvement and work toward transitioning to a less secured environment, utilizing active treatment, evaluation, assessment, and competency attainment education. This part-time contractual position is responsible for helping each person served meet their personal outcomes, completing in-service training, ensuring full compliance with applicable policies and procedures, providing quality services in areas such as equipment utilization, data collection, personal hygiene, and programming, and matching newly-acquired skills to enhance the growth and development of persons served per their Individualized Plan (IP) goals.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Six months of experience in work assisting in the care, treatment, habilitation or rehabilitation of patients and/or clients that are aged, physically ill, have behavioral health diagnoses, or have intellectual or developmental disabilities.
• Possess a current certificate as a Nursing Assistant from the Maryland State Board of Nursing OR within sixty days from date of hire and prior to performing delegated nursing tasks, must have successfully completed a Board of Nursing approved Nursing Assistant training program and received certification as a Nursing Assistant from the Board of Nursing.
• Successfully completed a direct care training course or examination approved by the hiring facility prior to permanent appointment to a position.
• Provide the facility with a telephone number at which they can be reached.
• Subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience completing hand written reports and documents
• Experience working with developmental or intellectually disabled populations
• Possess or obtain a Geriatric Aide certificate (if located in facilities that provide long term care for the aged)
• Possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland (if assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle)
• Possess a specific motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland (if assigned to operate vans)
• Successfully complete training in and maintain current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification.

Responsibilities

• Helping each person served meet their personal outcomes
• Successfully completing all in-service training modules inclusive of classroom, demonstrated competencies and CNA related
• Full compliance with applicable policies and procedures relating to both Individual care as well as identified outcomes and measures in place in furtherance of same
• Provision of quality services in such representative areas as equipment utilization, data collection, personal hygiene, and programming
• Matching newly-acquired skills to enhance growth and development of persons served per their Individualized Plan (IP) goals
• Discharging all duties and conducting oneself at all times per all relevant Regulations, Standards, Policies and Procedures including: Departments of Budget and Management and Mental Health and Hygiene; Title 17 CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS; Office of Health Care Quality; ICF-ID; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; CNA Certification/statutory requirements; The Mandt System; and Potomac Center/SETT

Benefits

• Subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents (contractual employees working 30+ hours/week or 130+ hours/month may be eligible for 75% subsidy)
• Option to enroll in dental coverage (employee pays full premium)
• Option to enroll in accidental death and dismemberment insurance (employee pays full premium)
• Option to enroll in life insurance (employee pays full premium)
• Leave granted at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED