DCS Direct Care Specialist- Dayshift & Evening Shift

About the role

The Direct Care Specialist will provide assistance in nursing and therapeutic care as well as recreational and personal activities for disabled and developmentally challenged pediatric patients from birth to 21. Shifts are available on dayshift from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm and evening shift from 2:45 pm to 10:45 pm.

Responsibilities

• Instill confidence and trust in patients in a competent and caring manner
• Provide hygiene and daily living assistance including toileting, bathing, assisting with showers, meal time, accompanying patients to on-site school, medical and therapeutic appointments, and community outings
• Maintain patient living areas: straighten bedrooms, strip bed linen, complete laundry, meal prep and clean up, sweep and mop as needed, clean patient equipment, and store play equipment and supplies
• Know patient care plans and behavioral plans; assist nurses with medical treatments and support during therapies, school, and medical appointments
• Follow patient schedules to ensure goals are completed; work with the therapeutic team toward positive long-term outcomes
• Complete documentation in the electronic health record and report concerns to the nurse
• Maintain specialized training and perform additional tasks pertinent to assigned patients or areas
• Opportunity to obtain certification as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous hospital, recreational, or therapeutic experience preferred
• Educational background in medical, recreational, or therapeutic fields
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods
• Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 30 pounds
• Valid driver’s license
• One year probationary period
• References required
• One scheduled paid on-call day per week
• Participation in summer field trips with children

About J.D. McCarty Center

J.D. McCarty Center is a pediatric rehabilitation hospital for children with disabilities from birth to 21 years of age. The 36-bed hospital provides a 30-day evaluation program during which patients are assigned a treatment team including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutrition, social services, psychology, behavioral analysis, and recreational therapy. The 80-acre campus includes an on-site school staffed by Norman Public School teachers. Patients may continue treatment as in-patients in habilitation status based on progress or placement needs.

Benefits

• Health insurance benefit allowance including dental, life, and disability insurance
• Optional vision, supplemental life, dependent health, and dependent life insurance
• Flexible spending plans
• Defined contribution retirement plan
• Three weeks of annual leave and three weeks of sick leave per year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Longevity bonus beginning in the second year of employment
• Employee assistance program for confidential personal and family support
• Tobacco- and vape-free facility
• Access to state employee discounts, continuing education, supplemental insurance plans, and credit unions

Pay

$20.00 per hour