Reliance Home Health Caregivers

Compensation

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PRN Direct Support Professional - Compassionate Living Home Part Time to Full Time Schedules: Monday and Wednesday -7am to 7pm Friday and Saturday - 7pm to 7am Pay : $15.00/PH (Mon-Fri) $15.50/PH (Sat & Sun) QUALIFICATIONS: High school graduate preferred. Prefer one year experience as a direct care working with people with developmental disabilities. • Must demonstrate successful completion of a direct care staff competency evaluation program that addresses all of the State requirements. • Must be in good standing with the state aide registry if currently required to be entered on that registry. • Conduct a State criminal background check for all the Direct Care Staff. • Demonstrates knowledge and competency performing supportive service procedures. • Exhibits ability to follow care plans. • Documents client care per Agency policy and procedures. • Recognizes the needs and concerns of people and maintains constructive working relationships when dealing with them. • Willing to work towards the good of the team. • Participates in quality improvement activities. • Must have access to valid Illinois motor vehicle operator’s license and have access to reliable automobile with current automobile insurance coverage. • Must have AHA CPR or American Red Cross CPR • Must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and/or safety of him or herself, or others, in the workplace. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Provides supportive services to consumers and for individual consumers as assigned by the Program Coordinator according to Agency policies and procedures. • Collects consumer data as assigned and reports pertinent condition changes to the Program Coordinator as appropriate. • Reports consumer responses to supportive care provided to the consumer within the specified workday and reports to Program Coordinator information that would impact the services and/or direct staff Individual Support Plan. • Demonstrates the ability to care for a variety of consumer and reports issues to the Program Coordinator that might indicate a case conference is needed. • Participates in case conferences as requested. • Follows Individual Support Plan. • Functions according to Agency productivity standards. • Documents findings accurately, in a timely manner and on appropriate forms according to Agency policies and procedures. • Utilizes nursing and office supplies in a cost-effective and appropriate manner. • Provides accurate and timely timesheets per Agency policy. • Follows assigned schedule as assigned by Agency or notifies Program Coordinator when schedule cannot be followed. • Must maintain patient confidentiality. • Evaluates own professional needs and provides suggestions to meet those needs such as in-services or other continuing education. MARGINAL FUNCTIONS: • Participates in agency committees as requested. • Participates in quality improvement activities as requested. • Assists Program Coordinator in training new Direct Support Staff to the team and to their role in the agency. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide for the Consumer’s daily care: • Bathing, dressing, and grooming • Eating; • Elimination; • Transferring and ambulating; • Communication; • Help create a positive home environment; • Help the consumer develop trust; • Offer emotional support to the Patient and work with the family; • Communicate and actively listen; • Follow all infection control practices; • Maintain a clean, safe environment and report safety problems immediately to the Program Coordinator; • Determine measurements accurately (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, weight, intake, output, and food consumption if in High risk plan) • Observe and report any changes in the consumer’s appearance, behavior, and/or mood to the Program Coordinator; and • Other direct care tasks as assigned. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/ MENTAL FUNCTIONS: • Must be able to speak clearly and distinctly. • Must have visual, hearing and mental ability to initiate and comprehend written and verbal communication. • Must be able to climb three flights of stairs. • Must be able to perform tasks involving physical activity, such as heavy lifting, extensive bending and standing. • Must be able to maintain calm in emergency situations. • Must be willing to be responsible for, and to maintain job-related supplies and equipment according to agency policies and expectations. ESSENTIAL HAZARDOUS PHYSICAL EXPOSURES: • Must be willing to travel between consumers sites in inclement weather. • Potentially exposed to variable temperatures in working environment. • Potentially exposed to threat of physical violence to self. • Potentially exposed to dangerous animals/insects such as dogs, rodents, reptiles, spiders, etc. • Potentially exposed to infectious diseases, needle sticks, etc. CHEMICAL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EXPOSURES: • Potential exposure to cleaning substances with consumer environment. • Potential exposure to substances within office environment including copy machine toner, VDT emissions and cleaning solvents. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQIPMENT REQUIRED: • Must follow Universal Precautious techniques in accordance with all agency policies and procedures to include use of personal protective equipment. OTHER SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: • Must be willing to accept assignments without regard to location, socio-economic environment, disease, ethnic origin or religion. • Must be willing to make scheduled visits on weekends or evenings when assigned. • Must comply with organization policies and procedures regarding therapeutic relationships with consumers. PRN Direct Support Professional - Compassionate Living Home Part Time to Full Time Schedules: Monday and Wednesday -7am to 7pm Friday and Saturday - 7pm to 7am Pay : $15.00/PH (Mon-Fri) $15.50/PH (Sat & Sun) QUALIFICATIONS: High school graduate preferred. Prefer one year experience as a direct care working with people with developmental disabilities. • Must demonstrate successful completion of a direct care staff competency evaluation program that addresses all of the State requirements. • Must be in good standing with the state aide registry if currently required to be entered on that registry. • Conduct a State criminal background check for all the Direct Care Staff. • Demonstrates knowledge and competency performing supportive service procedures. • Exhibits ability to follow care plans. • Documents client care per Agency policy and procedures. • Recognizes the needs and concerns of people and maintains constructive working relationships when dealing with them. • Willing to work towards the good of the team. • Participates in quality improvement activities. • Must have access to valid Illinois motor vehicle operator’s license and have access to reliable automobile with current automobile insurance coverage. • Must have AHA CPR or American Red Cross CPR • Must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and/or safety of him or herself, or others, in the workplace. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Provides supportive services to consumers and for individual consumers as assigned by the Program Coordinator according to Agency policies and procedures. • Collects consumer data as assigned and reports pertinent condition changes to the Program Coordinator as appropriate. • Reports consumer responses to supportive care provided to the consumer within the specified workday and reports to Program Coordinator information that would impact the services and/or direct staff Individual Support Plan. • Demonstrates the ability to care for a variety of consumer and reports issues to the Program Coordinator that might indicate a case conference is needed. • Participates in case conferences as requested. • Follows Individual Support Plan. • Functions according to Agency productivity standards. • Documents findings accurately, in a timely manner and on appropriate forms according to Agency policies and procedures. • Utilizes nursing and office supplies in a cost-effective and appropriate manner. • Provides accurate and timely timesheets per Agency policy. • Follows assigned schedule as assigned by Agency or notifies Program Coordinator when schedule cannot be followed. • Must maintain patient confidentiality. • Evaluates own professional needs and provides suggestions to meet those needs such as in-services or other continuing education. MARGINAL FUNCTIONS: • Participates in agency committees as requested. • Participates in quality improvement activities as requested. • Assists Program Coordinator in training new Direct Support Staff to the team and to their role in the agency. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide for the Consumer’s daily care: • Bathing, dressing, and grooming • Eating; • Elimination; • Transferring and ambulating; • Communication; • Help create a positive home environment; • Help the consumer develop trust; • Offer emotional support to the Patient and work with the family; • Communicate and actively listen; • Follow all infection control practices; • Maintain a clean, safe environment and report safety problems immediately to the Program Coordinator; • Determine measurements accurately (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, weight, intake, output, and food consumption if in High risk plan) • Observe and report any changes in the consumer’s appearance, behavior, and/or mood to the Program Coordinator; and • Other direct care tasks as assigned. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/ MENTAL FUNCTIONS: • Must be able to speak clearly and distinctly. • Must have visual, hearing and mental ability to initiate and comprehend written and verbal communication. • Must be able to climb three flights of stairs. • Must be able to perform tasks involving physical activity, such as heavy lifting, extensive bending and standing. • Must be able to maintain calm in emergency situations. • Must be willing to be responsible for, and to maintain job-related supplies and equipment according to agency policies and expectations. ESSENTIAL HAZARDOUS PHYSICAL EXPOSURES: • Must be willing to travel between consumers sites in inclement weather. • Potentially exposed to variable temperatures in working environment. • Potentially exposed to threat of physical violence to self. • Potentially exposed to dangerous animals/insects such as dogs, rodents, reptiles, spiders, etc. • Potentially exposed to infectious diseases, needle sticks, etc. CHEMICAL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EXPOSURES: • Potential exposure to cleaning substances with consumer environment. • Potential exposure to substances within office environment including copy machine toner, VDT emissions and cleaning solvents. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQIPMENT REQUIRED: • Must follow Universal Precautious techniques in accordance with all agency policies and procedures to include use of personal protective equipment. OTHER SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: • Must be willing to accept assignments without regard to location, socio-economic environment, disease, ethnic origin or religion. • Must be willing to make scheduled visits on weekends or evenings when assigned. • Must comply with organization policies and procedures regarding therapeutic relationships with consumers.