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Open Arms Care Corporation Direct Support Professional (DSP) in Antioch, Tennessee
[Primary Objective: To promote an environment of teamwork that encourages client teaching, mentoring, and coaching. That involves active treatment, and skill development and promotes growth. Create a home that yields a clean, organized, welcoming environment. In addition to collaborating with coworkers and leadership using a positive team approach.
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- Represent OAC in a positive and professional manner in community meetings, events and social functions.
- Provides day-to-day organization and implementation of activities that promote an organized and positive environment. Ensure as the primary professional working with individuals, an environment that is person-centered, organized, non-reactive, and promotes independence.
- Is able to independently make decisions in regard to best practices, quality assurance, risk management and problem-solving. This includes timely response to and documentation and reporting of serious injuries.
- Demonstrates the ability to coach, teach, and mentor individuals in all aspects of home management and personal independence. This includes actively teaching and promoting individual rights and self-advocacy.
- Engages clients in ongoing, meaningful active treatment and the individual support plans (ISPs) for the clients served in the ID/DD program; implements programs and the delivery of services according to the ISP and the requirements of CMS regulations.
- Advocates for each clients specific needs and personal welfare in the home and community, and ensures follow-up when concerns are identified.
- Assists with coordinating, scheduling and/or transporting clients to appointments and/or recreational activities on a regular basis; ensures all required documents, files and reports are prepared, reviewed, approved and processed in a timely manner.
- Provides accurate documentation of clients participation and progress in all training objectives/programs to teach independent living skills; ensures day-to-day assigned tasks are completed.
- Communicates and actively participates with the inter-disciplinary process to include but not limited to individual support plans (ISPs), behavior management, incident reports, etc.
- Interacts with clients family members/conservator, and maintains positive relationships internally and externally.
- Must attend all required trainings/meetings and remain current on all certifications.
- To provide support and services to all clients across the local operation when necessary.
- Transport clients to medical appointments, Enrichment Center, and client outings as assigned.
- Responsible for maintaining work schedules. Dependability is required. Monitors and manages own time off and documents time worked accurately.
- Carries out responsibilities and duties in a manner that is professional, timely, effective, and efficient, including other job duties as assigned.
- Additional committees as assigned, or volunteer.
Job requirements:
- High school graduate and/or GED preferred.
- Must have valid drivers license.
- Ability to lift repetitively a minimum of 50 pounds; tasks may include lifting, repositioning, turning, bending, squatting, etc.