Direct Support Professional

• Base Pay $18.00 - $21.00 / Hour
• Job Category Residential
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

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Join our passionate team at HCA as a Direct Support Professional and make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with disabilities. As a DSP, you'll play a vital role in promoting independence, fostering inclusion, and creating a supportive environment for those we serve. Embrace a rewarding career where every day brings new opportunities to inspire and empower while gaining valuable experience in the human services field.

Join us in creating a brighter future, one life at a time. Apply now and be part of a dedicated community committed to making a difference.

• $18 - $21/hour based on scheduled hours and experience.
• These rates include $0.75 stipends for maintaining driver status and obtaining medication certification within four months of the date of hire.
• $2.00/hour Weekend Differential from 6:00 PM Friday - 6:00 AM Monday
• Flexible scheduling, with full and part-time hours available

HCA DSP schedules are typically split as follows:

• Day: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
• Evening/Night: 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM
• Overnight: 10:00 PM - 8:00 AM

HCA operates 16 Residence homes throughout the Southern Tier staffed by dedicated and compassionate Direct Support Professionals.

Under direct supervision care for the developmentally disabled. No experience is required with paid on-the-job training.

These tasks involve encouraging, guiding, and training individuals in developing daily living skills and habits, taking care of their personal needs, and maintaining their living environment. Must maintain all required training, including Medication Dispensing, CPR, and First Aid certification.

Full-time and part-time schedules are currently available with great flexibility and many shifts offered. Weekend availability is required for this role. Applicants must be available to work evenings or overnights to be considered.

There is a sign‑on bonus of up to $1,500 for this position.

HCA: not just a job opportunity but an opportunity to make a difference.

Personal Care :

Performs/teaches and reinforces accepted infection control and personal grooming techniques; performs/teaches and assists in bathing, toileting, dental care, hair and nail care, personal hygiene and grooming routines as necessary.

• Performs/teaches and assists individuals in dressing, clothing selection, storage, laundering and repair of clothing and accessories, may help them shop for clothing.
• Performs/teaches and assists in proper use and care of shavers and razors, eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthesis as prescribed by appropriate medical practitioner.
• Administers and teaches individuals first aid treatments; administers cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques, and performs other health related techniques as required.
• Takes records, reports temperatures, blood pressures, pulse rate, weight, and other significant symptoms/health related occurrences; aides consumer in understanding, recording, reporting such factors.
• Maintains confidentiality of information.
• Reports unusual incidents and physical symptoms promptly and accurately to the supervisor.
• Applies valid and accepted limits for inappropriate behavior.
• As per written behavior plan or emergency situation, helps individuals to gain control in situations that the consumer is causing harm to themselves, others, or their environment, or a credible threat of the above, utilizing approved SCIP‑R techniques.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments; teaches, observes, reports problems and progress in self‑administration of medication programs. Assists individuals in achieving more independence in administration of medications. Teaches use of skin care lotions, topical ointment, eye and ear drops and assists in their use as needed.
• Accompanies individuals to medical, dental, and other pharmacy, takes medications to home site and logs same; instructs and observes individuals in use of these substances.
• Assists individuals in eating who cannot feed themselves independently, teaches them to eat in a family‑style setting, while…