What are the responsibilities and job description for the AHM Citizens Shoreham ICF position at Citizens Options Unlimited?
Overview
Supervises and works directly with direct support professionals in the delivery of care to the residents by goal implementation and monitoring. Provides feedback to staff in order to have a proper quality of care for residents.
Assists House Manager in providing care for residents by assuring clothing needs are met, personal and recreational supplies are maintained, and personal safety is assured by close supervision of residents, in order to maintain a proper quality of life for residents.
Responsibilities
Primary duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Supervises direct support professional in implementation of resident's treatment plan, through observation and review of progress and setbacks, and recommends courses of action to assure direct support professional meets residents' daily living needs.
- Assists, Welcomes, and is the point person with training and helping new DSP staff become familiar with residents and DSP responsibilities.
- Daily checks and monitoring of DSP data information including but not limited to goals, behavior plans, BM charts, mealtime data, and repositioning.
- Assist managers with completing daily assignment sheets for shifts ensuring accuracy and information is reflected accurately.
- Assisting managers with ensuring all community outings and medical appointments are fulfilled daily.
- Provides direct support for residents by assisting with daily living skills (i.e., toileting, showering, dressing, feeding, etc.) to ensure residents’ personal needs are met. Ensures safety of residents by ensuring safety precautionary measures are followed according to individual plans.
- Provides in-service training by teaching new employees work rules and procedures from training manual, shadowing, and offering feedback to insure proper performance of duties.
- Attends semiannual and annual meetings for all residents, in order to evaluate current programs' effectiveness and discuss the possibility of changing programs where needed.
- Ensures all agency policies and procedures are implemented and enforced.
- Performs additional related duties as requested by supervisor.
Ensures that work-related safety procedures are in place and are being adhered to by staff. Observance of an unsafe act or a potentially hazardous work environment must be immediately reported to supervisor and/or safety committee.
Qualifications
- High school diploma plus six months related experience with IDD population or a college degree in a health service-related field.
- Must submit and maintain a valid and qualified NYS driver’s license.
Physical Aspects may include but are not limited to lifting and transferring of an adult/child participant.
