Per Diem Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA; Brain Injury

As a Per Diem Residential Counselor, you will provide direct support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a small group residential setting or an individual living arrangement. In your role you will work together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives by either building independence skills or increasing each person's quality of life.

Per Diem Residential Counselors have a range of duties including administering medication under the Medication Administration Program (MAP), implementing treatment plans, and assisting people with activities of daily living, such as household chores and cooking. You also strengthen residents' connection to their community by providing transportation on outings such as shopping and doctor’s appointments.

• Provides assistance with activities of daily living according to each client’s/person’s treatment plan that includes, but is not limited to, community membership, community relationships, vital signs, laundry, toileting, showering, dressing, shaving, wound care, foot care, skin checks, passive range of motion exercises, as needed or ordered by primary care provider.
• Responsible for a variety of daily tasks with clients/persons served. This includes rehabilitative interventions, behavioral interventions and monitoring, scheduling appointments, monitoring progress, and other related tasks.
• Provides role model and support to clients/persons served. Assists individuals in becoming fully integrated into their communities.
• Takes and documents client’s/person’s temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, skin care, toileting, and/or passive range of motion exercises as ordered by primary care clinician.
• Implements and documents individual treatment support plans.
• Stores, administers, documents, and disposes of client’s/person’s medication consistent with MAP requirements, funding source regulations and company policy, if applicable. Ensures program compliance with Vinfen MAP protocols.
• Transports, assists, and accompanies clients/persons served to medical, dental, and other appointments as directed by shift/program manager/administrator.
• Creates an environment in both the client’s/person’s served room and common area that is safe, clean, welcoming, and respectful to individuals, families, and neighbors. Ensures that the environment meets all safety and regulatory standards.
• Acts as an advocate for clients/persons served.
• Assess and report any changes in client’s/person’s medical condition or mental status to supervisor.
• Participates in trainings, staff meetings, and other meetings, as requested.
• Works effectively and safely with assistive equipment that includes, but is not limited to, wheelchairs, Hoyer lifts, and other medical equipment. Maintains client’s/person’s medical equipment and supplies that includes, but is not limited to wheelchairs, walkers, and Hoyer lifts. Works effectively and safely with medical equipment, that includes, but is not limited to glucometers, nebulizers, and oxygen.
• Documents services provided to clients/persons served, as required by Vinfen Policy.
• Completes all service delivery, MAP, and administrative documentation in a thorough and timely manner.
• Contributes to program’s quality improvement goals and objectives.
• Uses crisis intervention techniques when necessary. Accesses on‑call backup when needed. Completes incident documentation, as needed.
• Ensures maintenance and safety of physical site. Oversees and participates in the daily living and cleaning of the program, inside and outside with clients/persons served. This includes cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, general housekeeping, lawn mowing, snow shoveling, and garbage removal.
• Adheres to all company and divisional and program specific policies and procedures, including safe work practices, worker’s compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control. Comply with accreditation and licensing standards, as well as regulations.
• Perform other related duties, as required.

• Knowledge of empowerment and self‑advocacy techniques
• Sensitivity to cultural,…