Direct Support Professional

4 weeks ago


Mesa, United States Arion Care Solutions Full time $15 - $18
Job DescriptionJob Description

*** Must live in the Greater Phoenix Metro Area ***


PURPOSE: Provide Attendant Care (ATC) support for Arion Care members and/or their families so
members can remain in their home and/or participate in community activities. Provide Attendant Care to maintain member's personal cleanliness, activities of daily living, and safe and sanitary living conditions. Provide services in compliance with all applicable regulations and policies.



MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Satisfactory background check.
• Able to acquire a DPS fingerprint clearance card (FPCC).
-- Immediate Family Members (IFMs) may substitute the FPCC for a National Background
Check.
• At least 3 months experience aiding an individual to meet essential personal physical needs such
as bathing, toileting, eating, and other activities of daily living. Nursing experience or CNA
license preferred.


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Demonstrate respect and promote choice.
• Promote the rights of people receiving support and contribute to an environment free of
abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
• Help members with safe transfers in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles.
• Assist member with dressing and grooming (e.g., selecting clothes, taking off and putting on
clothes, fastening braces and splints, oral hygiene, nail care, shaving, and hairstyling)
• Assist member as necessary with hygiene and bathing (e.g., washing, drying, transferring,
adjusting water temperature and flow, and setting up equipment)
• Assist member with toileting (e.g., reminders, taking off and putting on clothes and/or
undergarments, cleaning of catheter or ostomy bag)
• Assist with personal care within the home such as changing linens, laundry and cleaning the
member's living area and/or shared living areas.
• Plan, shop for, and/or prepare nutritious meals for member or assist member in planning,
shopping for, or preparing nutritious meals.
• Assist member with eating and drinking.
• Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, or washing dishes.
• Perform a variety of duties as requested by member such as obtaining household supplies or
running errands.
• Direct member in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limb
• Assist with self-directed medication administration or medication reminders, under the written
direction of Primary Care Provider (PCP) or as directed by home care nurse and ensuring proper
consumption and documentation as needed.
• Accompany member to healthcare appointments or on other trips outside the home.
• Provide transportation if approved as driver, assistance, and companionship.
• Perform prescribed tasks to maintain and monitor member's skin integrity.
• Participation in Attendant Care Supervisory visits
• Attend to certified service animal needs.
• Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid when required and give
appropriate attention to injury or illness.
• Interact with member to prom0te mental health, and alertness and orientation.
• Complete delegated tasks within scope while working in conjunction with Nursing services,
therapists, and other healthcare professionals.
• General supervision for a member who cannot be safely left alone.



TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• CPR and First Aid
• Direct Care Worker (DCW) Fundamentals, Developmental Disabilities (if needed),
Aging/Physically Disabled (if needed)
• Slips Trips and Falls
• Cultural Competency
• Driver training if needed
• Other training as required


PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• May include the ability to physically assist people as needed including lifting
and transferring.
• Requires ability to lift up to 50 lbs or use mechanical lift if needed.
• May require the ability to walk, kneel, stand, and bend in order to assist people
with activities of daily living, hygiene, mobility and cleaning.
• Patience and the ability to exercise restraint and self-control in potentially
challenging situations.
• Ability to quickly respond to health, safety, and emergency situations.


EQUIPMENT NORMALLY USED:

• Computer, Internet, Cell Phone
• May require use of household appliances and tools: washers, driers, vacuums,
dishwashers, mops, brooms, and may include the use of common household
cleaning chemicals.
• May require the use of a vehicle for transporting people.
• May require assistance with adaptive/durable medical equipment.





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