Direct Support Professional-DSP

GetHired, Inc.; Searcy (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

GetHired, Inc. is seeking a Direct Care Professional to support individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. The role focuses on daily living tasks, safe supervision, and accompanying clients to appointments and activities.

Responsibilities include assisting with bathing and dressing, housekeeping, transportation, meal preparation, medication management, charting, and maintaining confidentiality. Requires at least one year of healthcare experience.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in the healthcare field.

Responsibilities

• Assist members with daily personal tasks including bathing and dressing.
• Perform housekeeping such as vacuuming, sweeping, dishes, and cleaning common areas.
• Transport members to scheduled appointments and activities.
• Prepare meals that meet dietary needs and assist with medication management.
• Provide supervision and ensure safety of members in community settings.

Skills

Healthcare experience

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)