Direct Support Professional

Mid-South Care Services; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

EmergencyMD is seeking a Direct Support Professional in Nashville, Tennessee. This role involves providing essential home and community-based support to clients with daily living activities.

The ideal candidate must demonstrate an empathic attitude and have at least 1 year of experience as a caregiver or home health aide, able to maintain a clean environment and assist clients with necessary daily activities.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 1 year of caregiver/home health aide experience.
• Demonstrated life experience with a satisfactory work record.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the home.
• Prepare meals, do laundry, shop, and assist with children's care.
• Provide casual cosmetic assistance to clients.
• Stabilize clients when walking.
• Report incidents or client behavior changes to supervisors.

Skills

Empathic attitude

Ability to follow directions

Patient care documentation

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Direct Support Professional works with clients in home and community based settings. The DSPs will help with all activities of daily living.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have an empathic attitude toward care of persons that require homemaking/caregiver services.

Is committed to providing exceptional service and support to all clients and families.

Must be able to carry out directions.

The Caregiver/Home Health Aide must possess sufficient life experience as demonstrated by required number of years experienced and a satisfaction work record.

Must be able to document patient care on an appropriate agency form.

Caregiver/Home Health Aide reports to Staffing Coordinator.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:

AT LEAST (1) YEAR OF CAREGIVER/HOME HEALTH AIDE EXPERIENCE.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Maintain the home in an optimum state of cleanliness and safety depending upon the client's and caregivers resources.
2. Perform the functions general undertaken by the customary caregiver, including such duties as preparation of meals, laundry, shopping, and care of children.
3. Perform casual, cosmetic assistance, such as brushing the client's hair, assisting with make‑up, filing, and polishing of nails, but not clipping nails.
4. Stabilize the client when walking as needed, by holding the client's arm or hand.
5. Report to the appropriate supervisor any incidents or problems related to his or her work, immediately.
6. Report any unusual incidents or changes in the client's behavior to the case manager, immediately.
7. Maintain appropriate work records.