Direct Support Professional (DSP) #A79

FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CARE•Russellville, AR

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) works on an interdisciplinary team to deliver quality services and provide appropriate activities in a safe, healthy home and community environment. The role supports clients with daily living and personal care, helps implement and monitor their plans of care, and promotes their health, safety, security, dignity, and respect. The position includes documenting client care and progress, communicating with staff, following medication-management and confidentiality requirements, reporting incidents and emergencies, and maintaining records in accordance with organizational, Medicaid, and HIPAA requirements. The DSP also supports recreational activities and helps maintain facilities, grounds, and vehicles. The role is safety-sensitive and may involve transporting clients in organizational or personal vehicles. This is a full-time evening position at Archway Apartments in Russellville, Arkansas, scheduled Monday through Friday from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The work environment generally has a moderate noise level. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or two or more years of experience working with developmentally disabled individuals.
Valid Arkansas driver’s license.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to 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 to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and interpret instructions presented in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the job, including regular use of hands, talking and hearing; frequent standing, walking, reaching, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; and occasional lifting or moving of up to 100 pounds.
Ability to meet the position’s vision requirements, including close vision, color vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.
Provide proof of liability insurance and maintain current coverage.
Maintain adequate liability coverage on any personal vehicle used to transport participants.
May be required to undergo periodic driving tests and demonstrate proficiency operating a motor vehicle, including passenger vans.
Maintain confidentiality and comply with the organization’s non-disclosure, HIPAA, Code of Conduct, compliance, and quality assurance procedures.

Responsibilities

Assist clients with basic living skills and daily personal tasks, including showers, dressing, housekeeping, grocery shopping, meal planning and preparation, and financial budgeting.
Provide transportation to and from activities and appointments as needed.
Communicate client needs and progress toward plans of care to staff through appropriate means, such as facility logbooks and staff meetings, by the end of each shift.
Complete required documentation accurately, including behavioral and incident reports, complaint forms, personal care worksheets, requisitions, maintenance forms, progress reports, and attendance logs.
Complete required FTA vehicle records and maintain mileage and billing forms in compliance with Medicaid guidelines.
Report incidents and emergencies to supervisors or delegated authorities immediately.
Assist with formulating, managing, revising, and following through on clients’ plans of care, prioritizing treatment, health, safety, and security.
Follow medication-management guidelines and assist with monitoring and documenting medication procedures.
Organize and carry out recreational activities for clients.
Model appropriate conduct and appearance, follow the organization’s dress code, and treat clients and their families with dignity and respect.
Help maintain FCC facilities and grounds in a clean, orderly, functioning condition.
Help maintain FCC vehicles, including cleanliness and regular preventive maintenance.
Attend required training and continue education.
Provide proof of liability insurance and keep it current; demonstrate driving proficiency in periodic driving tests if required and maintain adequate liability coverage for any personal vehicle used to transport participants.
Maintain the confidentiality of information about Friendship Community Care, Inc. and its clients in accordance with organizational non-disclosure and HIPAA policies.
Follow the Code of Conduct, Compliance Investigation Procedures, Quality Assurance procedures, and HIPAA procedures.
Maintain consumers’ progress notes daily or as needed and maintain, file, and update consumer records on the required weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly schedules.
Perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the supervisor or management.