Direct Care Medical Assistant

Jobtailor; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Vinfen in Lowell, MA seeks compassionate professionals to provide support to persons served in Vinfen settings and to teach skills for independence and quality of life.

You will develop and document individualized treatment plans, implement behavioral interventions, and monitor progress while ensuring safety and program maintenance. Roles include transportation, community integration, and collaboration within an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a human services setting preferred (1–3 months).
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid driver’s license if driving is required.
• Must be at least 21 years old if driving.
• Clean driving record and background check for driving.
• MAP, Safety Care, First Aid, and CPR certifications as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to persons served in Vinfen settings.
• Teach skills to enhance independence and quality of life.
• Develop, implement, and document individual treatment support plans.
• Provide rehabilitative and behavioral interventions and monitoring.
• Schedule appointments and monitor progress.
• Provide transportation and other related support.
• Model and support behaviors and assist with community integration.
• Assess physical and emotional status and report changes to a supervisor.
• Ensure program site safety and maintenance.
• Assist with daily living activities, including housekeeping and meal prep.
• Comply with policies, safety practices, and universal precautions.
• Store, administer, document, and dispose of medication per MAP requirements.
• Complete logs, timesheets, and forms.
• Perform crisis intervention as needed.
• Maintain current contact information with supervisors.

Skills

Teaching skills

Documentation of Interventions

Crisis Intervention

Daily Living Assistance

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Independence support

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Office Equipment

Computer Proficiency

Job description

• Provide support to persons served in Vinfen settings
• Teach skills to enhance independence and quality of life
• Develop, implement, and document individual treatment support plans
• Provide rehabilitative and behavioral interventions and monitoring
• Schedule appointments and monitor progress
• Provide transportation and other related support
• Model and support behaviors and assist persons served with community integration
• Assess physical and emotional status and report changes to a supervisor
• Ensure program site safety and maintenance
• Participate in daily living and housekeeping activities, including cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, lawn mowing, snow shoveling, and garbage removal
• Comply with corporate and divisional policies, safe work practices, workers’ compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control
• Store, administer, document, and dispose of medication according to MAP requirements, funding source regulations, and company policy
• Complete communication logs, community membership logs, chore schedules, timesheets, and application forms
• Perform crisis intervention as needed
• Maintain current contact information with the Relief Pool Coordinator or Human Resources
• Perform other related duties as required

Requirements

• One to three months experience in a human services setting; in some cases, experience may be substituted for academic training
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required
• Valid driver's license must be presented at employment if driving
• Must be at least 21 years of age if driving
• Must have maintained a valid US driver's license for at least six months if driving
• Must pass a driver’s screening background check if driving
• Must maintain a safe driving record if driving
• Adequate insurance required when using a personal vehicle
• First Aid required within two weeks of hire
• CPR required within two weeks of hire
• MAP required within 150 days of hire
• Safety Care required within 90 days of hire
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, sit, reach, climb stairs, and maneuver through narrow spaces or hallways
• Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or a two-person lift
• Ability to operate a computer and office equipment including a calculator, copier, and printer
• Ability to assist clients with tasks of daily living
• Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with clients, staff, and external representatives
• Specific vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, plus ability to adjust focus
• Knowledge and use of advocacy, communication, empowerment, self-advocacy, physical personal management, household management, and crisis intervention techniques
• Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues
• Teaching skills
• Ability to document interventions
• Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to provide role model behaviors

Core Competencies

Demonstrates the ability to develop and implement individual treatment support plans while providing rehabilitative and behavioral interventions. Proficient in crisis intervention, daily living assistance, and compliance with safety and medication administration standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Individual Treatment Support Plans
• Crisis Intervention
• Daily Living Assistance
• First Aid Certification
• CPR Certification

Hard Skills

• Behavioral Interventions
• Documentation of Interventions
• Teaching Skills
• Household Management
• Crisis Intervention Techniques

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Sensitivity to Cultural Issues
• Ability to Work Independently
• Team Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• First Aid
• CPR
• MAP Certification
• Safety Care Certification

Industry Keywords

• Human Services
• Community Integration
• Advocacy
• Behavioral Support
• Universal Precautions

Tools & Technologies

• Office Equipment
• Computer Proficiency