Enhanced Services DSP

CRISIS CENTER INC • Chicago, IL

5d • $16 - $17 • Onsite

About The Position

Enhanced Services Direct Support Professionals (ESDSP), are responsible for the daily supervision and support in all daily living activities of complex care consumers as identified in the consumer’s Person Centered Plan. These activities regularly include preparing meals, assisting with eating meals, personal care, bathing, dressing, restroom assistance, administering medications, transferring, and transporting to daily activities and medical appointments. In addition, complex care consumers require additional support, including but not limited to, managing enteral feeding tubes, behavioral management, seizure support, seizure management, tracheotomy care. Candidates accepted into this role will require additional training beyond the standard DSP training. Hiring preference will be given to candidates with CNA certification or other relevant health care certifications or experience. All functions are performed with strict adherence to the applicable Michigan Health Code, MDHHS regulations, and contractual obligations between Listening Ear and community agencies or the State of Michigan. We are offering up to $1000 in recruiting bonus for full time positions, $300 after 90 days of employment and $700 after six months of employment and $500 for part time positions, $200 after 90 days of employment and $300 after six months of employment. Reporting and Supervision ESDSPs report to the Assistant Home Manager or Home Manager of their assigned location.

Requirements

• Must possess or acquire a working knowledge of laws, regulations, and methodologies relevant to working with varying degrees of mentally disabled adults including, but not limited to:
• Recipient Rights
• Agency Ethics and the Consumer Bill of Rights
• Person Centered Plans
• CPR
• First Aid
• Safety and fire prevention
• Nutrition
• Prevention of communicable diseases
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to respond to emergency situations in a controlled manner
• Work with professionalism, including empathy, patience, and cultural sensitivity
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and good driving record
• Required: High School Diploma, GED, or be functionally equivalent in reading and writing in English, and basic math. Must be at least 18 years of age at the time employment begins.

Nice To Haves

• Highly desired: CNA certification or related health care certification and experience. May consider significant prior work experience as a Direct Support Professional as equivalent to certification.
• Preferred: Significant prior experience in a caregiving capacity, particularly for complex care consumers, with a licensed care facility. Post-secondary certification from an accredited Community College or other relevant training program.

Responsibilities

• Engage with consumers and the Home Manager or other designated staff to identify and implement activities required under the consumer’s Person Centered Plan.
• Perform all Person Centered Plan prescribed activities including, but not limited to, meal preparation, clean-up, consumer hygiene, passing medications, managing enteral feeding tubes, consumer behavioral management, tracheotomy management, and transporting consumers to and from appointments in compliance with relevant laws, regulations, agreements, and Listening Ear standards.
• Accurate and timely completion and delivery of all necessary or required documentation relating to consumer services or home operations.
• Attend and successfully complete all mandatory training and skill development programs, including annual refresher trainings as required.
• Report punctually to work and remain with consumer until relieved from duty by another DSP or supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees