Direct Care Asst I, CI

Main Purpose of Job

This Positions Principal Intermediate Responsibility Areas Shall Include:

• Helping each person served meet their personal outcomes
• Successfully completing all Inservice Training modules inclusive of classroom, demonstrated competencies and CNA related
• Full compliance with applicable policies and procedures relating to both Individual care as well as identified Outcomes and measures in place in furtherance of same
• Provision of quality services in such representative areas as equipment utilization, data collection, personal hygiene, and programming
• Matching newly-acquired skills to enhance growth and development of persons served per their Individualized Plan (IP) goals
• Discharging all duties and conducting oneself at all times per all relevant Regulations, Standards, Policies and Procedures including: Departments of Budget and Management and Mental Health and Hygiene; Title 17 CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS; Office of Health Care Quality; ICF-ID; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; CNA Certification/statutory requirements; The Mandt System; and Potomac Center/SETT.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate
• Experience: Six months of experience in work assisting in the care, treatment, habilitation or rehabilitation of patients and/or clients that are aged, physically ill, have behavioral health diagnoses, or have intellectual or developmental disabilities
• Note: Applicants may substitute experience in patient or client direct care on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required education. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Hospital Corpsman classifications or Health Care Specialist and Medical Services specialty codes in the health related field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Desired Or Preferred Qualifications

• Experience completing hand written reports and documents
• Experience working with developmental or intellectually disabled populations

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Candidates for positions in this classification must possess a current certificate as a Nursing Assistant from the Maryland State Board of Nursing OR within sixty days from date of hire and prior to performing delegated nursing tasks, must have successfully completed a Board of Nursing approved Nursing Assistant training program and received certification as a Nursing Assistant from the Board of Nursing.
• Employees in this classification located in facilities that provide long term care for the aged may be required to possess or obtain a Geriatric Aide certificate.
• Employees in this classification may be required to successfully complete training in and maintain current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification.

Special Requirements

• Employees in this classification must have successfully completed a direct care training course or examination approved by the hiring facility prior to permanent appointment to a position.
• Employees in this classification are subject to call-in and will be required to provide the facility with a telephone number at which they can be reached.
• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Benefits

• STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS