Direct Support Professional (DSP) Floater - #3047

FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CARE•Mountain View, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) Floater implements habilitation and supportive living plans developed by the interdisciplinary team and helps maintain a safe, healthy environment for participants in community settings. The position guarantees a minimum of 32 hours per work week, contingent on being available to work when called. Days and times vary, and driving may be required as often as daily. The role supports participants’ health and daily living needs, including coordinating with the Service Manager, monitoring medications, assisting with personal hygiene, dressing, laundry, and meal preparation, and providing transportation. The employee also completes required participant documentation and transportation billing paperwork, supports the upkeep of facilities and vans, maintains emergency-drill logs, attends required training, and responds to emergencies. This is a safety-sensitive position involving transportation in passenger vans and, at times, the employee’s personal vehicle. A valid driver’s license and clean motor vehicle record are required. The employee must maintain confidentiality in accordance with Friendship Community Care’s non-disclosure and HIPAA policies and follow its Code of Conduct, compliance procedures, and recordkeeping requirements. The work environment is generally moderately noisy. Duties may change, and other reasonable duties may be assigned by supervisors.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid driver’s license and clean motor vehicle record.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute rates, ratios, and percentages and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
Availability to work whenever called, as required for the guaranteed minimum of 32 hours per work week.
Ability to demonstrate proficiency operating a motor vehicle, including passenger vans, and pass periodic driving tests.
Adequate liability coverage on any personal vehicle used to transport participants.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Implement participants’ habilitation and supportive living plans as developed by the interdisciplinary team.
Help ensure a safe and healthy community setting for participants.
Coordinate services for clients and work with the Service Manager to support their health care, nutrition, exercise, and mental and physical health needs.
Communicate client needs and concerns to the Service Manager.
Monitor client medications and follow assigned medication procedures, including documenting medications taken and counting medications.
Follow financial procedures when supervising client checking-account activities and personal or grocery shopping.
Provide transportation for participants’ daily activities and complete paperwork required for allowable Medicaid transportation billing.
Assist participants with personal hygiene, dressing, clothing maintenance, laundry, and cooking as needed.
Complete required documentation, including progress notes, behavior reports, and marks reports.
Maintain facilities and grounds in a clean, orderly, and well-maintained condition.
Help maintain vans, including cleaning and completing scheduled preventive maintenance, and maintain monthly emergency-drill logs.
Attend required training sessions, including in-town and out-of-town sessions.
Take necessary action during emergencies and notify the Service Manager, Regional Manager, or another appropriate person as soon as possible.
Keep a cell phone available when transporting consumers for emergencies.
Drive participants on day trips to locations around the state and demonstrate proficiency in operating motor vehicles, including passenger vans, during periodic driving tests.
When using a personal vehicle to transport participants, maintain adequate liability coverage.
Maintain confidentiality of information about Friendship Community Care, Inc. and its clients in accordance with applicable organizational and HIPAA policies.
Follow the Code of Conduct, compliance investigation procedures, and required consumer-record maintenance and filing practices.
Perform other reasonable related duties assigned by supervisors or management.