Direct Support Professional

GetHired, Inc.; Russellville (AR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

GetHired, Inc. is seeking a Direct Care Professional to support individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities. The role involves helping with daily tasks, transport to appointments, meals, and ensuring safety and confidentiality in the home and community settings.

The position requires at least one year of healthcare experience, ability to work in a team, and to wear matching scrubs on shift. Training will cover personal care, medications, and documentation.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in the healthcare field.

Responsibilities

• Assist members with daily personal tasks including bathing and dressing.
• Perform housekeeping: vacuuming, sweeping, dishes, and common area cleaning.
• Transport members to appointments and social outings.
• Shop groceries and prepare meals meeting dietary needs.
• Medication management.
• Budgeting and receipt reconciliation.
• Ensure member confidentiality.
• Be present and awake during scheduled shift.
• Chart shift notes and medications.
• Provide continuous supervision in community settings (in-sight supervision).
• Wear uniform (matching scrubs) on shift.

Job description

Direct Care Professional

POSITION OVERVIEW:

A Direct Care Professional (DCP) cares for individuals diagnosed with having developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. The main duties of the DCP includes but not limited to helping members complete basic housekeeping tasks, transporting patients to/from scheduled appointments or other social outings, and keeping patients safe from potential health hazards in their surrounding environment. This position requires one year of experience in the healthcare field.

DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECATIONS:

Direct Care Professionals are expected to work with individuals with stated disabilities by supporting them by teaching, enhancing independence, intro-independent living skills, self-care skills, cooking meals and doing laundry. Additional duties expectations may include:

• Assisting members with daily personal tasks which may include bathing and dressing.
• Completing housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming, sweeping, washing dishes, and cleaning common areas of the home.
• Transporting members to organized arranged appointments.
• Shopping for groceries and preparing meals that meet specific members’ dietary needs.
• Medication Management.
• Budgeting and Receipt reconciliation.
• Ensure member confidentiality.
• Be present and awake during scheduled shift.
• Charting Shift Notes and Medications.
• Provide continuous supervision of members when in a community setting in-sight supervision is REQUIRED.
• Be IN UNIFORM. (Matching scrubs are required)