Direct Support Professional in Training (DSP)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections that have real content. The posting includes: job summary (maybe About the role), qualifications (list), physical requirements (maybe part of requirements), essential functions (responsibilities), general benefits (benefits). No explicit Pay or Schedule info except shift times: "work full time on our 2PM-10pm shift or 10PM-6AM shift." That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that detail. Pay not mentioned, so omit Pay.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We need to preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc (none). Remove duplicated lines.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to decide sections: About the role (job summary), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements (qualifications + physical requirements maybe combined), Benefits (general benefits), Schedule (shift times). Possibly Skills? Not explicit separate list; qualifications include skills like CPR, etc. Could embed in Requirements.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not needed.
We'll output HTML fragment.
Let's extract content:
Job summary: "Under the general supervision of a nurse, the DSP in training provides residents with activities and services as directed, in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. DSPs in training will not perform any duties for which they have not been trained and found to be proficient by an instructor."
That's prose.
Qualifications list: many bullet-like sentences. We'll convert each to
- .
List items:
- Successful completion of a state-approved DSP paid training program.
- Must pass the DSP Competency Examination and be listed on the Healthcare Worker Registry within 120 days of date of hire (class provided at facility).
- Be at least 16 years of age, of temperate habits and good moral character, honest, reliable, and trustworthy.
- Must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D.
- Must possess current CPR certificate or become certified within two weeks of employment.
- Demonstrates interest and/or knowledge in caring for the ill, disabled, and elderly.
- Must be able to deal tactfully with customers, family members, visitors, personnel etc.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language in an understandable manner.
- Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
- Must be personable, enthusiastic, and personable. (duplicate personable; keep as is)
- Physical Requirements (we could separate but maybe include under Requirements). We'll list physical requirements as separate items under Requirements or separate section? The instruction: Use
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we have Qualifications and Requirements separate. We could put qualifications list under Qualifications heading, and physical requirements under Requirements heading. But the posting lumps them together as "Qualifications" then "Physical Requirements" then "Essential Functions". We'll treat Qualifications as the list before Physical Requirements. Then Requirements heading for Physical Requirements (maybe also include other requirements like ability to work etc). But we already have many ability items in qualifications; but we can still separate.
Let's parse:
After "Qualifications" heading in text, we have list up to "Must be personable, enthusiastic, and personable." Then "Physical Requirements" heading with list.
Then "Essential Functions" heading with list of duties.
Then "GENERAL BENEFITS:" list.
Thus we can map:
- About the role: job summary paragraph.
- Qualifications: list items before Physical Requirements.
- Requirements: list items under Physical Requirements.
- Responsibilities: list items under Essential Functions.
- Benefits: list under GENERAL BENEFITS.
- Schedule: shift times sentence.
We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Let's extract each.
Qualifications items (as per text):
1. Successful completion of a state-approved DSP paid training program.
2. Must pass the DSP Competency Examination and be listed on the Healthcare Worker Registry within 120 days of date of hire (class provided at facility).
3. Be at least 16 years of age, of temperate habits and good moral character, honest, reliable, and trustworthy.
4. Must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D.
5. Must possess current CPR certificate or become certified within two weeks of employment.
6. Demonstrates interest and/or knowledge in caring for the ill, disabled, and elderly.
7. Must be able to deal tactfully with customers, family members, visitors, personnel etc.
8. Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language in an understandable manner.
9. Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
10. Must be personable, enthusiastic, and personable. (maybe keep as is)
Physical Requirements items:
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
- Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of the position can be fully met.
- Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, visitors, personnel, and support agencies.
- Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
- Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, young, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people.
- May be required to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, etc., in excess of fifty (50) pounds throughout the day.
- Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including potential exposure to COVID-19.
Essential Functions items (many). We'll list each sentence as
- . Need to break at periods. Let's extract:
- Assists with the provision of care and services related to activities of daily living and/or as directed by the staff nurse.
- Assists in developing a written plan of care for each customer that identifies the problems/needs of the customer.
- Attends and actively participates in resident care plan conference, and Resident Council and/or Family Council when invited.
- Reports all concerns, complaints made by the customer or their family to the Administrator.
- Makes rounds to assure customers are safe and comfortable.
- Maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
- Participates in In-service Education Programs.
- Assists in implementing and maintaining an effective orientation program that orients the new Ladies and Gentlemen of Alden to the facility, his/her department, and its policies and procedures.
- Recommends to the Director of Nursing the equipment and supply needs of the department.
- Inventories and stores the new customer’s personal possessions.
- Assists customers with packing personal possessions when they are transferred to a new room or when being discharged.
- Participates in and receives the nursing report upon reporting for duty.
- Maintains intake and output records as instructed. Checks and reports bowel movements and character of stools.
- Makes occupied and unoccupied beds, changes bed linens, and straightens rooms, closet, and drawers.
- Notifies housekeeping if mattress in need of cleaning or replacement.
- Answers call lights promptly, answer telephone calls as needed and run errands as requested.
- Obtains blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, heights, and weights as needed.
- Does complete check of skin condition when dressing, undressing, turning/repositioning, etc. Reports any skin abnormalities to the Staff Nurse.
- Observes customer’s physical condition, attitude, reactions, appetite, etc., and reports any changes and/or unusual findings to the Nurse/RCC so care plan can be updated.
- Performs personal services for customer’s (i.e., reading, writing letters, etc.) as time allows.
- Encourages customers to help themselves and promotes self-care in aiding rehabilitation.
- Assists with care of dying and expired customers.
- Records resident food/fluid intake. Completes meal monitor form as indicated. Reports changes in resident’s eating habits to the Staff Nurse.
- Keeps customers water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water on each shift unless contraindicated.
- Serves between meals and bedtime snacks.
- Wears transfer belt at all times and utilizes as needed.
- Keeps the nurses’ call system within easy reach of the resident.
- Reports all hazardous equipment and conditions to the Staff Nurse immediately.
- Participates in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s Quality Assurance program for the Nursing Department.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Benefits list:
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement / Pension Plan
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
Schedule: "Once the 3-week course is completed, you will become certified as a DSP and will work full time on our 2PM-10pm shift or 10PM-6AM shift." Also earlier: "NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Alden Village Health Facility for Children and Young Adults has immediate openings for our Direct Support Person course beginning soon." That's more about the course. Could be part of About the role? But we already have job summary. We could include a short paragraph about the course and immediate openings under About the role. However we must not repeat job title. We can include that as prose in About the role.
Let's craft About the role paragraph: Combine the introductory sentences and job summary.
Intro: "NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Alden Village Health Facility for Children and Young Adults has immediate openings for our Direct Support Person course beginning soon. Once the 3-week course is completed, you will become certified as a DSP and will work full time on our 2PM-10pm shift or 10PM-6AM shift."
Then job summary paragraph.
We'll put that as
under About the role.
Now schedule section: maybe we already included shift times in About the role; but we could still have Schedule section with that detail. However we must not duplicate content. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we put shift times in About the role, we still need to include them somewhere; we could keep them there and not have a separate Schedule section. But we could also create Schedule section and keep the shift times there, and remove from About the role to avoid duplication. However the introductory sentences also mention "NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! ... immediate openings for our Direct Support Person course beginning soon." That's substantive and not elsewhere. So we could keep that in About the role, and move shift times to Schedule section. That avoids duplication.
Thus About the role paragraph: "NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Alden Village Health Facility for Children and Young Adults has immediate openings for our Direct Support Person course beginning soon."
Then schedule section: "Once the 3-week course is completed, you will become certified as a DSP and will work full time on our 2PM-10pm shift or 10PM-6AM shift."
Now we need to ensure we don't lose any other info like "DSPs in training will not perform any duties for which they have not been trained and found to be proficient by an instructor." That's in job summary; we included.
Now produce HTML:
About the role
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Alden Village Health Facility for Children and Young Adults has immediate openings for our Direct Support Person course beginning soon.
Schedule
Once the 3-week course is completed, you will become certified as a DSP and will work full time on our 2PM-10pm shift or 10PM-6AM shift.
Qualifications
for prose. We need to decide sections: About the role (job summary), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements (qualifications + physical requirements maybe combined), Benefits (general benefits), Schedule (shift times). Possibly Skills? Not explicit separate list; qualifications include skills like CPR, etc. Could embed in Requirements. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not needed. We'll output HTML fragment. Let's extract content: Job summary: "Under the general supervision of a nurse, the DSP in training provides residents with activities and services as directed, in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. DSPs in training will not perform any duties for which they have not been trained and found to be proficient by an instructor." That's prose. Qualifications list: many bullet-like sentences. We'll convert each to
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we have Qualifications and Requirements separate. We could put qualifications list under Qualifications heading, and physical requirements under Requirements heading. But the posting lumps them together as "Qualifications" then "Physical Requirements" then "Essential Functions". We'll treat Qualifications as the list before Physical Requirements. Then Requirements heading for Physical Requirements (maybe also include other requirements like ability to work etc). But we already have many ability items in qualifications; but we can still separate. Let's parse: After "Qualifications" heading in text, we have list up to "Must be personable, enthusiastic, and personable." Then "Physical Requirements" heading with list. Then "Essential Functions" heading with list of duties. Then "GENERAL BENEFITS:" list. Thus we can map: - About the role: job summary paragraph. - Qualifications: list items before Physical Requirements. - Requirements: list items under Physical Requirements. - Responsibilities: list items under Essential Functions. - Benefits: list under GENERAL BENEFITS. - Schedule: shift times sentence. We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Let's extract each. Qualifications items (as per text): 1. Successful completion of a state-approved DSP paid training program. 2. Must pass the DSP Competency Examination and be listed on the Healthcare Worker Registry within 120 days of date of hire (class provided at facility). 3. Be at least 16 years of age, of temperate habits and good moral character, honest, reliable, and trustworthy. 4. Must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D. 5. Must possess current CPR certificate or become certified within two weeks of employment. 6. Demonstrates interest and/or knowledge in caring for the ill, disabled, and elderly. 7. Must be able to deal tactfully with customers, family members, visitors, personnel etc. 8. Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language in an understandable manner. 9. Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel. 10. Must be personable, enthusiastic, and personable. (maybe keep as is) Physical Requirements items: - Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday. - Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position. - Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of the position can be fully met. - Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, visitors, personnel, and support agencies. - Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability. - Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, young, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people. - May be required to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, etc., in excess of fifty (50) pounds throughout the day. - Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including potential exposure to COVID-19. Essential Functions items (many). We'll list each sentence as
under About the role. Now schedule section: maybe we already included shift times in About the role; but we could still have Schedule section with that detail. However we must not duplicate content. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we put shift times in About the role, we still need to include them somewhere; we could keep them there and not have a separate Schedule section. But we could also create Schedule section and keep the shift times there, and remove from About the role to avoid duplication. However the introductory sentences also mention "NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! ... immediate openings for our Direct Support Person course beginning soon." That's substantive and not elsewhere. So we could keep that in About the role, and move shift times to Schedule section. That avoids duplication. Thus About the role paragraph: "NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Alden Village Health Facility for Children and Young Adults has immediate openings for our Direct Support Person course beginning soon." Then schedule section: "Once the 3-week course is completed, you will become certified as a DSP and will work full time on our 2PM-10pm shift or 10PM-6AM shift." Now we need to ensure we don't lose any other info like "DSPs in training will not perform any duties for which they have not been trained and found to be proficient by an instructor." That's in job summary; we included. Now produce HTML:
About the role
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Alden Village Health Facility for Children and Young Adults has immediate openings for our Direct Support Person course beginning soon.
Schedule
Once the 3-week course is completed, you will become certified as a DSP and will work full time on our 2PM-10pm shift or 10PM-6AM shift.