DSP Citizens Shoreham ICF

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists resident with personal hygienic needs by washing, toileting, feeding and showering to ensure that residents maintain good personal hygiene and to enhance their independence.
• If applicable, transport residents to medical appointments.
• Performs light housekeeping tasks to ensure facilities are clean for residents.
• Implements resident specific programs by following the goal book outline to ensure independence and life goals for residents.
• Assists residents in adhering to prescribed diets by ensuring correct portions are dispensed to ensure maintenance of ideal weight range.
• (AMAP certified) administers medication and medical procedures by following prescriptions and doctors' orders to insure proper medications and treatments given to residents.
• Maintains safety of each resident by on-going supervision and by utilizing safety techniques and adaptive equipment to protect resident from injury.
• Provides ongoing supervision at all times by being in close physical proximity to residents to insure the residents' safety and well-being.
• Implements recreational activities by assisting residents in arts and crafts, playing tapes, setting out board games, playing basketball, etc. to meet residents' recreational needs.
• Serves as a member of the inter-disciplinary team by attending and participating in all meetings to discuss residents' progress and goal achievements and to offer and gather resident specific information and ideas.
• Purchases clothing, grooming, and other personal items to meet residents daily living needs and to fulfill residents' requests to ensure appropriate appearance of resident.
• If applicable, trains new employees by covering training manual and demonstrating direct care skills to insure new employee is sufficiently prepared to handle position.
• Performs additional duties as requested by supervisor.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
• Qualified NYS driver’s license required and maintained throughout employment and must meet agency insurance requirements.
• Six (6) months experience working with DDI population preferred.
• Ability to understand written and oral directives/information.
• Physical aspects may include but are not limited to lifting and transferring of an adult/child participant.