Direct Support Professional (DSP) #A24

FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CARE•Russellville, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional 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 tasks, transportation, recreational activities, and implementation of their Plans of Care. The position also requires accurate documentation, communication with staff, medication-management support, and attention to clients’ health, safety, dignity, and confidentiality. The position is part-time at Archway Apartments in Russellville, Arkansas. The schedule is Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. It is safety-sensitive and requires a valid Arkansas driver’s license, proof of liability insurance, and the ability to operate a motor vehicle, including passenger vans when needed. Employees may occasionally use a personal vehicle to transport participants and must maintain adequate liability coverage for any such vehicle. The work environment typically has a moderate noise level. The role includes regular interaction with clients and staff, transportation, maintaining facilities and vehicles, and completing required client, vehicle, and compliance records. Reasonable accommodations 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 driver’s license; the position description specifies a valid Arkansas driver’s license for transportation duties.
Provide proof of liability insurance and keep it current; maintain adequate liability coverage on any personal vehicle used to transport participants.
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 arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to use common sense to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
Physical ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and hear; stand, walk, reach, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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 the shift.
Complete required documentation accurately, including behavioral and incident reports, complaint forms, personal care worksheets, requisitions, maintenance forms, progress reports, and attendance logs.
Maintain required FTA vehicle records and 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, 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 appearance and behavior, follow the organization’s dress code, and treat clients and their families with dignity and respect.
Help maintain FCC facilities and grounds in 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 coverage current; take periodic driving tests and demonstrate proficiency operating motor vehicles, including passenger vans, when required.
Maintain the confidentiality of information about Friendship Community Care, Inc. and its clients in accordance with the organization’s non-disclosure and HIPAA policies.
Follow the Code of Conduct, compliance investigation procedures, and Quality Assurance and HIPAA procedures.
Maintain consumers’ progress notes daily or as needed, maintain records on weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly schedules, and file and update information as required by funding sources.
Perform other reasonable related duties assigned by supervisors or management.