Residential Direct Care Specialist

Trinity Health•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

Position Purpose: As a Residential Support Specialist with Pittsburgh Mercy, you will play a crucial role in supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live fulfilling and independent lives. In this direct care position, your primary responsibility will be to create a supportive and inclusive environment, fostering the growth and well-being of residents under your care. Through compassionate care, personalized assistance, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, you will contribute to enhancing the quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. What You Will Do: Individualized Care: Provide personalized support to residents, developing and implementing care plans tailored to their unique needs. Daily Living Assistance: Assist residents with activities of daily living, personal hygiene, meal preparation, medication administration, and other essential tasks, promoting independence and self-sufficiency. Behavioral Support: Implement behavioral support plans in collaboration with the team, utilizing positive reinforcement to manage challenging behaviors and promote a calm and supportive living environment. Community Integration: Facilitate community engagement for residents by organizing and participating in recreational activities, and social events, fostering a sense of belonging and connection. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with the interdisciplinary team, including healthcare professionals, therapists, and support staff, to ensure a holistic and person-centered approach to care. About Pittsburgh Mercy We're a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area's most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care. Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help - and hope - to people who are experiencing: Mental illness and substance abuse, Physical health needs, Intellectual disabilities, and Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.

Requirements

High School Diploma OR Equivalent
Valid Driver License and ability to drive an organization vehicle
Access to transportation travel locally
Act 33/34/73 Clearances
Pre-Employment Drug Screen, Physical/TB
Must successfully pass Department of Public Welfare Medication Training within 90 days of employment

Responsibilities

Provide personalized support to residents, developing and implementing care plans tailored to their unique needs.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, personal hygiene, meal preparation, medication administration, and other essential tasks, promoting independence and self-sufficiency.
Implement behavioral support plans in collaboration with the team, utilizing positive reinforcement to manage challenging behaviors and promote a calm and supportive living environment.
Facilitate community engagement for residents by organizing and participating in recreational activities, and social events, fostering a sense of belonging and connection.
Work closely with the interdisciplinary team, including healthcare professionals, therapists, and support staff, to ensure a holistic and person-centered approach to care.