Lead Direct Support Professional-Medical Specialist

4 weeks ago


Shakopee, Minnesota, United States Mt Olivet Rolling Acres Full time
Job Description

Job Summary:

The Lead Direct Support Professional-Medical Specialist plays a vital role in assisting clients with daily living activities, personal care, and program implementation. This position is responsible for ensuring the daily well-being and safety of clients, while providing adequate supervision. The Lead DSP Med Spec also assists with household maintenance and housekeeping, and is responsible for various tasks to support the home. Additionally, they coordinate and monitor client healthcare and medical appointments in a residential setting.

About Us:

Mt Olivet Rolling Acres is a diverse and inclusive nonprofit organization that has supported adults, seniors, and children with developmental disabilities, behavioral health needs, and age-related and chronic medical conditions for over 50 years in the Twin Cities metro.

Our Services:

We provide an array of services, including Adult Day Services, Contracted Case Management, Community Supports, over 30 Residential Homes, Respite, Therapeutic Recreation, Training for Guardians & Families, and a unique therapeutic Summer Camp for Youth with Autism. Our Metro Crisis Coordination Program (MCCP) offers a safety net of crucial and cost-effective services for adults and children.

Responsibilities:

  • Assists clients with daily cares, medical needs, and supports, ADLs, and mental health supports.
  • Assists individuals with a daily routine, providing opportunities for choice and presenting creative options as needed.
  • Plan and implement recreation, leisure, and community activities.
  • Drives to/from and accompanies clients at appointments and community activities using a company vehicle during all hours of operation.
  • Assists individuals supported in establishing and maintaining community relationships and facilitating friendships.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the person as a unique individual and how to implement programs in accordance with the Coordinated Service and Support Plan (CSSP), Coordinated Service and Support Plan Addendum (CSSP-A), and Individual Abuse Prevention Plan.
  • Provides person-centered services demonstrated through practice, action, and language.
  • Maintains a working knowledge of person(s) history, skills, areas of vulnerabilities, habilitation plans, and emergency procedures.
  • Participates in the support team process; assists with developing, and implementing goals.
  • Maintains and performs proper administration and documentation of all prescribed medication, treatments, diets, and/or exams, or as otherwise directed by the CSSP and CSSP-A.
  • Maintains confidentiality in accordance with HIPPA and MORA policies and procedures.
  • Prepare meals following planned menu for clients in the home and complete weekly food ordering as needed and/or scheduled.
  • Assists with daily housekeeping and household maintenance.
  • Completes house quality improvement assessments and addresses identified issues as needed.
  • Ensures adequate supervision of clients, including remaining on shift until a replacement employee arrives.
  • Works harmoniously with and shows respect to all internal and external individuals.
  • Communicates effectively with others at work verbally and in writing, using the primary spoken language of clients in the home.
  • Completes all mandatory training either determined by MORA or 245D regulations.
  • Reads and follows company policies and procedures.
  • Remains awake at all times unless working an assigned sleeping shift.
  • Documents program data and daily log information accurately and in a timely fashion.
  • Collaborates with the team to complete other duties as assigned or as needed.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for scheduling and attending client appointments, preparing referrals and other required documents for clinicians or external parties.
  • Oversight of medical appointment information exchange, including documenting and relaying updates or concerns to the IDT as requested, including the MORA Nurse and house team.
  • Oversight of the medication administration record (MAR), ensuring it is up to date with current medication lists and information needed per each client.
  • Orders all medications, prepare the new MAR at the end of each month, file old MAR, check medications weekly and remove expired medications.
  • Ensures the safe use of adaptive medical equipment (DME) for the clients.
  • Attend Medical Specialist trainings and meetings.

Flexible Hours:

Flexible hours are to be used based on client needs, including but not limited to client annual meetings, medical appointments, and day program closures. Flex time is also used to provide oversight and management of administrative tasks within the home, including but not limited to assisting with training, house schedules as needed, onboarding employees, evaluation of employee's performance and care for clients, house audits, licensing, and other pertinent matters within the home. Flex hours are to be used on-site. All off-site flex hour usage must be business-related and approved by a supervisor.

Benefits:

  • Full-time employees receive a comprehensive and competitive benefit package, including medical insurance with company-sponsored health reimbursement account and health savings account, dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability and short-term disability, flexible spending, medical and dependent care, 403B retirement plans that match after 1 year of employment, paid time off up to 3 weeks annually which increases after the first year of employment, opportunity for usage of our private vacation property west of Duluth (McGregor, MN), awards for outstanding employee performance and promotion opportunities, generous tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities, and many opportunities for advancement.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Mt Olivet Rolling Acres is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.



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