Caregiver/Direct Support Professional
Disability Network Washtenaw Monroe Livingston · Green Bay, WI · 2 wk ago
OTHRFull-time
Responsibilities
- Assure the health, safety, and well-being of all clients
- Administer positive behavioral redirection and encourage self-coping mechanisms
- Assist with daily living activities as needed based on care plans
- Assist with food preparation and cleaning as needed
- Maintain positive relationships with clients, guardians, and staff
- Complete daily logs and report inconsistencies
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming
- Bathe patients
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness
- Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship
- Change dressings
Qualifications
- 18 years of age or older
- Compassion for client care and wellbeing
- Ability to prioritize multiple duties and responsibilities
- Consent to background check
- Driver's license with 3 years of clean driving record (preferred, not required)
Open interviews every Wednesday from 9:00am–1:00pm at 1249 Russet Ct, Green Bay, WI 54313.