Direct Support Professional (DSP) #A73

FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CARE•Russellville, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) works as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide high-quality services and appropriate activities in a safe, healthy home and community environment. The role supports clients with daily living skills and personal tasks, helps carry out and monitor their Plans of Care, and promotes clients’ health, safety, security, dignity, and respect. This is a safety-sensitive position that includes maintaining accurate documentation and records, communicating client needs and progress, reporting incidents and emergencies, and following medication-management, confidentiality, quality-assurance, and HIPAA procedures. The position also involves organizing recreational activities and helping maintain FCC facilities, grounds, and vehicles. The position is part-time, scheduled Saturday and Sunday from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, at Archway Apartments in Russellville, Arkansas. A high school diploma or GED, or two or more years of experience working with developmentally disabled individuals, is required, along with a valid driver's license. Employees may need to drive passenger vans or personal vehicles and must maintain required liability insurance.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or two or more years of experience working with developmentally disabled individuals.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
Ability to 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 commonsense understanding to instructions and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based directions.
Ability to maintain required liability insurance when using a personal vehicle to transport participants.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

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 using appropriate methods, such as the facility logbook 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.
Maintain FTA vehicle documentation and records, including mileage and billing forms in compliance with Medicaid guidelines.
Immediately report incidents and emergencies to supervisors or delegated authorities.
Assist with formulating, managing, revising, and following through on clients’ Plans of Care.
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 FCC 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 necessary training and continue education.
Provide proof of liability insurance and keep it current; undergo periodic driving tests if required and demonstrate proficiency operating motor vehicles, including passenger vans.
Maintain confidentiality of information regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc. and its clients in accordance with company non-disclosure and HIPAA policies.
Follow the Code of Conduct, Compliance Investigation Procedures, and applicable quality-assurance and HIPAA procedures.
Maintain consumers’ progress notes daily or as needed, keep records on the required weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly schedule, and file and update information as prescribed by funding sources.
Perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by supervisors or management.