DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL-OMH
About The Position
A Direct Support Professional ensures individuals' health, safety, and welfare, enhances their quality of life, and supports community inclusion. The role involves providing care and programming in a community living residence, helping residents with daily living skills, personal care, meals, medication, health needs, and community outings. The employee is also responsible for accurate documentation, maintaining confidentiality, following program policies and behavior plans, and contributing to a safe and supportive environment. Community Living operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The supervisor determines schedules to meet location and departmental needs; hours may vary based on company needs and workload, with as much advance notice as possible for changes. Travel is as needed, mostly for resident hospital visits, and may be as far as Albany, New York.
Requirements
- One year of experience working with people with developmental disabilities or mental health needs.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Ability to move intermittently throughout the day.
- Ability to provide personal care to clients.
- Ability to work in stressful situations and in a team environment.
- Maintain required certifications and attend required training.
- Competencies: confidentiality, putting individuals first, building and maintaining positive relationships, professionalism, ethical conduct, and organization.
Responsibilities
- Ensure adequate food, shelter, and clothing are available for each resident.
- Provide first aid and nursing assistance as necessary or as requested by a nurse or supervisor, and report nursing and medical needs to a supervisor as needed.
- Assess and instruct residents in daily living skills.
- Lift, transfer, and position residents as prescribed.
- Prepare meals and involve residents in meal preparation.
- Intervene and assist in crisis situations, accessing appropriate resources as needed.
- Support community outings.
- Monitor and dispense medications and follow physicians’ orders.
- Provide programming as written by the Program Coordinator and communicate programming information to the Program Coordinator and Manager as needed.
- Ensure staffing ratios are met at all times.
- Demonstrate cultural beliefs in daily interactions and use the least restrictive prompting.
- Follow behavior plans and crisis management plans as written.
- Participate in staff, team, and residence meetings.
- Attend required training and maintain required certifications.
- Complete timely and accurate documentation of programming, client care, and medical information as required by policy and procedure.
- Assist with residence cleanliness and upkeep as instructed.
- Follow universal precautions protocols and protect client confidentiality.
- Demonstrate flexibility with scheduling.
- Professionally represent Citizen Advocates, Inc. to families, other organizations, and the community.
- Follow the program policy and procedure manual.
- Perform related duties as assigned; duties and responsibilities may change with or without notice.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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