Direct Support Professional (DSP) - Floater #4022

FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CARE•Fayetteville, AR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for implementing habilitation and supportive living plans for participants as developed by the interdisciplinary team and ensuring a safe and healthy environment within the community setting. Position guaranteed minimum of 32 hours per work week, predicted on employee being available to work anytime called.

Requirements

Must have a valid driver's license.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear.
Frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Must have valid Driver's License and clean MVR.
Required to have a cell phone on hand when transporting consumers for emergency situations.
Required to undergo periodic driving test and demonstrate proficiency in the operation of a motor vehicle, including passenger vans.

Nice To Haves

One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Employees may also be required to drive his/her own personal vehicle at times and maintain adequate liability coverage on any personal vehicle used to transport participants.

Responsibilities

Coordinates services for client.
Works closely with Service Manager to ensure good health care for clients is met, including proper nutrition, exercise, mental and physical health areas.
Coordinates with Service manager if concerning client needs/concerns.
Monitors all client medications to ensure proper guidelines followed, including documenting medications taken, counting medications, etc., as assigned by Coordinator or Service Manager.
Follows all financial procedures for client checking accounts and personal/grocery shopping, when supervising these activities.
Provides clients with transportation as needed for daily activities.
Complete all necessary paperwork for billing Medicaid transportation as allowable.
Conducts oneself in a professional manner.
Assists clients in personal hygiene, dressing, clothing maintenance, laundry, etc. as needed.
Assist clients in cooking meals as needed.
Complete all documentation forms as required by FCC, including Progress notes, Behavior reports and Marks reports.
Assists in maintaining facility/grounds in clean, orderly, and well-maintained fashion.
Assists in maintaining vans in good working order, including cleaning, and required preventive maintenance done per schedules.
Assists in maintaining log of all monthly emergency drills.
Attend training sessions, in/out of town, as required by FCC and licensing agency.
In case of emergency, take necessary steps and notify Service Manager, Regional Manager or appropriate person as soon as possible.
Serves as Driver for participant day trips to various state locations.
Maintains confidentiality of all information received regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc. and the clients.
Consumers’ progress notes be maintained and completed daily or as needed on the prescribed forms.
Consumers’ records must be maintained weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly.
All information must be filed in consumers’ records as needed and updated as prescribed by funding sources.