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Position Title: Direct support Professional
Supervised By: General Manager and Office Coordinator
Classification: Hourly
Position Summary: A Direct Support Professional (DSP) provides quality, non-medical care and support to individuals with developmental, intellectual, or physical disabilities, assisting them with daily living activities, personal care, and community integration. DSPs focus on promoting independence, teaching life skills, and advocating for the needs of the individuals they support.
Job Requirements:
Skills:
Qualities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
I have read the job description for the above-named position, have had an opportunity to discuss the responsibilities with my supervisor, and agree to perform accordingly.
NOTE: This job description does not imply or constitute a contract for employment.
Supervised By: General Manager and Office Coordinator
Classification: Hourly
Position Summary: A Direct Support Professional (DSP) provides quality, non-medical care and support to individuals with developmental, intellectual, or physical disabilities, assisting them with daily living activities, personal care, and community integration. DSPs focus on promoting independence, teaching life skills, and advocating for the needs of the individuals they support.
Job Requirements:
- Must be 18 years old
- Telephone skills
- Typing skills
- Documentation skills
- Meeting planning
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Dependability
- Attention to detail
Skills:
- Assisting with daily living
- This includes personal care like bathing and dressing, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, shopping and managing finances
- Teaching life skills
- DSPs help individuals develop skills in communication, decision making, social interaction, and self-advocacy
- Community Integration
- They facilitate participation in community activities, including employment, education, recreation, and social outings
- Advocacy
- DSPs advocate for the rights and needs of the individuals they support, ensuring they receive necessary services and opportunities
- Communication
- Communicating effectively with the individual, family members, team members and other professionals
- Behavioral support
- Implementing individualized ISPs and BSPs, strategies and tracking
- Safety and well-being
- Ensuring the safety and well-being of the individual at all times
- Documentation
- Maintaining accurate records of daily activities, observations and progress
Qualities:
- Patience and understanding:
- A DSP must be patient and understanding when working with individuals who may have challenges with communication, behavior or mobility.
- Empathy and Compassion:
- A caring and empathetic approach is essential for building trust and rapport with the individuals they support
- Problem-solving skills
- DSPs may need to address unexpected situations and find creative solutions to support the individual’s needs
- Adaptability
- DSPs must be able to adapt to changing circumstances and individual needs
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Personal health management:
- Upon arrival for shift, all staff MUST complete medication/data checks and document any irregularities or errors.
- Read each individual client’s Progress notes, initial prior entries acknowledging that you have read and comprehended information.
- Check bubble packs to ensure medication was administered, check date, time and staff initials. Counting controlled substances and ensuring accuracy.
- Check MAR/PRN for staff initials and proper coding documentation
- Check controlled substance sheets to ensure all controlled medication is accounted for.
- Check skin trauma (must be documented minimum once daily) unless otherwise stated.
- Document in staff communication log as well as medication check sheet, any follow up actions required.
- Attending Physician appointments and implementing orders
- Arrange for transporting individuals to appointments
- Attend all training sessions and meetings when notified,
- Prepare required and requested reports and documentation
- Cooperate with company and regulatory agency personnel during any inspections or investigations
- Report suspected client rights violations or suspected client neglect, abuse, or exploitation to Lane County Developmental Disability Services, then to management per OAR requirements
- Communicate professionally on any client matters to ISP team members
- Exhibit clear, consistent emotional and professional boundaries and an ability to be appropriately assertive
- Respect all individuals, clients and co-workers in homes and offices
- Communicate concerns assertively to co-workers and management in a timely manner
- Promptly and pleasantly perform other tasks as assigned by supervisors
- Complete necessary documentation/medication check of day ensuring all requirements are completed prior to end of shift.
I have read the job description for the above-named position, have had an opportunity to discuss the responsibilities with my supervisor, and agree to perform accordingly.
NOTE: This job description does not imply or constitute a contract for employment.
