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About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or two or more years of experience working with developmentally disabled individuals.
• Valid Arkansas 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, compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagram-based instructions and interpret varied instructions.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 100 pounds.

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 activities and appointments as needed.
• Communicate with staff about clients’ needs and progress toward their plans of care through appropriate channels, including facility logbooks and staff meetings.
• 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.
• Report incidents and emergencies immediately to supervisors or delegated authorities.
• Assist with the formulation, management, revision, and implementation of 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.
• Serve as a positive role model, maintain appropriate appearance, follow the dress code, and act appropriately.
• Treat clients and their families with dignity and respect and represent FCC’s mission.
• Help maintain FCC facilities and grounds, keeping them clean, orderly, and functioning.
• Help maintain FCC vehicles, including cleanliness and regular preventive maintenance.
• Attend required training and continue education.
• Provide proof of liability insurance and keep it current; undergo driving tests and demonstrate vehicle-operating proficiency if required.
• Maintain adequate liability coverage for any personal vehicle used to transport participants.
• Maintain confidentiality of information about Friendship Community Care, Inc. and clients in accordance with applicable non-disclosure and HIPAA policies.
• Follow the Code of Conduct, compliance investigation procedures, and Quality Assurance and HIPAA procedures.
• Complete consumers’ progress notes daily or as needed, maintain consumer records on the required weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly schedules, and file and update records as required by funding sources.
• Perform other reasonable related duties assigned by supervisors or management.