SUMMARY: The DSP is responsible for assisting all people supported by Chesterwye and assures people have the opportunity to engage in community activities of their choice leading to greater community membership.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Works with Supervisor to assure all people we support receive applicable supervision by staff, volunteers, or natural supports and needs are being met.
- Provides personal care and assistance to all people supported, in addition to the people to whom are ‘assigned’ for the shift.
- Participates in person-centered planning activities to assure people we support are working toward meeting their identified outcomes.
- Participates in meetings and trainings with other DSPs and supervisors to enhance knowledge and skills assisting people to meet their identified person-centered activities and outcomes.
- Assures each individual achieves the outcomes identified in the PCP and follows the applicable BP guidelines.
- Provides descriptive documentation in Carematic of the status of activities, goals, intervention each day.
- Promotes an atmosphere that encourages individual choice and exploration of alternative options for attaining optimal health outcomes.
- Educates and encourages greater health options to improve long-term health status.
- Introduces and enhances community resources and membership.
- Facilitates community membership by assisting people use generic resources such as local banks, grocery stores, fitness centers, restaurants, religious organization groups as desired.
- Assists in identifying additional assistive/adaptive supports needed to enhance communication, personal independence, work productivity.
- Works respectfully and cooperatively together as a unified team member with other day and residential staff members. Initiates communication with day, residential, nursing to assure continuity of services and supports.
- Assure documentation is completed accurately and timely.
- Identifies and reports, completes and submits information on any and all instances of potential abuse, neglect, mistreatment and/or rights allegation or concerns.
- Maintains confidentiality of people and programs at Chesterwye.
- Assures compliance with all applicable Chesterwye policies and procedures that are based, in part on the OHCQ and COMAR 10.22 licensing regulations, as well a Chesterwye specific policies and procedures.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.