Direct Support Professional Las Animas
Job in
Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado, 81054, USA
Listing for:
InspirationField
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-11
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Direct Support Professional Day Las Animas 6am-4pm
Location: Las AnimasColorado Residents:
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SUMMARY
The Direct Support Professional is responsible for providing 24‑hour supervision of individuals in service primarily in the home setting and the community, as well as the day habilitation/program sites and work sites, as needed. The Direct Support Professional works in a Personal Care Alternative setting or Group Home setting, as needs require. The Direct Support Professional provides training and teaching for individuals in activities of daily living and works with the individuals to reach their highest potential, while maintaining their independence.
The Direct Support Professional will provide for the general welfare of individuals in service in a person‑centered environment. This position is also responsible for maintaining program files and assisting in achieving program goals as needed to maintain program accreditation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Train and teach Individuals in accordance with the Individual Plan (IP) and the Individual Services and Support Plans (ISSP), increasing independence and social skills as the individual's needs dictate.Promote reasonable and appropriate supervision for individuals in service in accordance with the IP.Pass the Medication Administration test with no more than two attempts and administer medication to individuals according to physician orders and using appropriate administration techniques as outlined in the Medication Administration course.Respond to medical and other emergencies appropriately. Communicate individual health concerns to the agency's nurse or other designated personnel.At various sites, provide help in cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene and incontinence care of individuals, light snow removal, vehicle cleanliness, etc.Must be able to perform Lifting and Transferring techniques as trained and pass written and performance testing. The employee will occasionally lift and/or push and pull up to 100 pounds. Lifting may require floor to waist, waist to shoulder, or shoulder to overhead movement.Driving of agency vehicles (and personal vehicles) as necessary for transportation of individuals in service and to perform other agency business.Must, with or without reasonable accommodation, ...PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Able to regularly sit, walk, stand, climb up and down stairs, physically restrain individuals pursuant to training (when necessary) and sit at a computer for long periods of time and repeat the same hand, arm, or finger motion many times (typing, data entry).
- Communicate through speech with individuals in service and public in both quiet and noisy environments.
- Operate a personal computer and related software.
- Tolerate various levels of stress and meet deadlines with severe time constraints.
- Demonstrate specific vision abilities which include close, distance, and depth perception and able to read handwritten or typed material, and able to adjust focus.
- Work and concentrate in both noisy and quiet environments.
- Squat, stoop, kneel, and reach above the head. Forward motion will occasionally be required.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assess, train, teach, and assist individuals with various skills or employment‑related skills individually, or in small group settings via direct modeling of work skills; computer‑related software; verbal or other demonstrated methods of training.Monitor individual's personal hygiene and provide training and support as needed.Follow menus to ensure that well‑balanced meals are prepared and served.Provide documentation as required by the Program Standards, which includes, but is not limited to: monitoring and tracking documentation in accordance with the IP or ISSP, attendance forms, time sheets, incident reports, counting and ordering medications, supply ordering and within identified budget, filing data in each individual's personal file, summarizing of training plans, re‑ordering forms as needed, following procedures as…
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