Direct Support Professional - Adult Care - IRA and other locations

Job Description

Job Description

The Direct Support Professional is responsible for assisting individuals in identifying and/or acquiring skills to be as independent as possible and establish an environment that provides safety and skill enhancement. Evening and overnight with shift differential. Full-time, Part-time and Per Diem positions available. 

Primary Duties & Essential Functions:

Care of Individuals

• Employs procedures which maintain an environment of care that is safe and therapeutic.
• Provides direct care to individuals per agency policy.
• Implements appropriate supervision to assigned daily schedules, including all routines and life skills activities.
• Completes required documentation in compliance with Agency, Medicaid and OPWDD standards
• Dispenses medication per agency policy.
• Safely transports individuals as assigned per level of supervision required.
• Assists assigned individuals with specific tasks as designated by individual treatment plan.
• Participates in the treatment team or recommendation process.
• Assist in personal care of individuals.
• Assures appropriate boundaries
• Adheres to the DSP Code of Ethics
• Demonstrates the ability to meet the OPWDD Core Competency standards
• Successfully completes all required trainings
• Maintains current with all required trainings.

Policies and Procedures

• Learns and practices agency policies and procedures.
• Learns and implements each individual treatment plan including physical interventions, documents and makes proper notifications according to procedures.
• Provides coverage as assigned. 
• Remains on-duty until properly briefed and appropriate parameters are met.

Supervision

• Actively participates in supervision.
• Participates in agency and other staff development opportunities as assigned. 
• Attains and actively participates in all assigned trainings.  
• Attends and participates in staff meetings      

Agency Responsibilities

• Engages in all living unit, service, and/or department planning and goal attainment.
• Participates in activities and committees.
• Changes work location to meet agency needs.
• Adheres to redeployment assignments
• Maintains appropriate attendance and punctuality.

Communication

• Reviews and signs off on all logs and thoroughly completes briefing.
• Completes all necessary communications, documentations, and loggings.
• Properly notifies and/or consults with the Administrator on Duty (AOD).
• Proactively and effectively liaisons with other disciplines, internal and external Service Providers and families as appropriate.
• Appropriately utilizes chain of command
• As assigned and will complete section of monthly report. 
• Maintains professionalism
• Engages in appropriate workplace conversations               

  Environment of Care

• Completes assigned cleanup procedures, checklists and schedules.
• Proactively and effectively liaisons with Maintenance, House Manager, Coordinators, Direct Support Supervisors and Directors.
• Runs routine in the absence of other team members when necessary
• Supports Quality Assurance Quality Improvement directives                        

Other Responsibilities

• Completes other responsibilities as properly assigned by supervisor or designee.  When required, assures and assists with supervision of all individuals served.
• Promotes and supports cultural diversity and competence and is strength based. 
• As this list of duties and responsibilities are not intended to be all-inclusive, other tasks and responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as business needs require.               

  Abilities and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to be mobile in a multiple story building, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to respond to the needs of a culturally diverse population.
• Travel as required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• All positions including overnights are AWAKE positions.
• Basic knowledge of computer systems and ability to use basic computer systems (email, internet, data collection)
• Ability to deal positively with changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Display a positive, professional and proactive attitude to accomplish quality work that is in line with the agency’s mission statement.
• Seek opinions, alternative viewpoints in decision making. Understand and respect the expertise and experience of others, appreciate the different views, and the perspective and limitations of other individuals.
• Exhibits a professional, courteous demeanor with internal and external constituents.

Required Education, Knowledge and Skills:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Valid driver’s license with clean MVR to ensure ability to drive agency vehicles. 
• Medication certified within provisional period.
• Ability to write legibly.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other disciplines and individuals served.
• Ability to perform physical interventions.
• Basic computer skills.

Compensation: $18+ an hour based on experience and education.

  Vanderheyden is committed to the National Sanctuary Model - a blueprint for clinical and organizational change which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery from adversity through the active creation of a trauma-informed community.  The Sanctuary Model's focus is not only on the people who seek services, but equally on the people and systems that provide those services.