PRN DIRECT CARE ASSISTANT

PRN Direct Care Assistant - Position is as needed

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the safety, training, and welfare of persons in a group home. This position protects the civil and legal rights of those persons.

MAJOR DUTIES

 Prepares snacks and meals for persons served; prepares balanced diet commensurate with menus; prepares and serves meals.

 Orders, stores, and maintains proper quantity of food used in meal preparation; stores leftover food for later consumption.

 Cleans and directs other in cleaning equipment, kitchen and dining facilities, and the total home environment; ensures compliance with health and sanitation standards in order to ensure acceptable inspection scores.

 Assists in providing individual training in accordance with programming plans; monitors progress through data collection and report formulation; conducts training in accordance with plans; maintains security and confidentiality of person’s records.

 Completes necessary documentation including daily log and activity records.

 Assists in transporting persons.

 Provides and promotes recreational and leisure activities to persons served.

 Administers medication in accordance with policies and procedures.

 Maintains certification in CPR, First Aid, Medication Assistance (MAC), and CPI.

 Assists with daily living skills and training on personal goals for persons served in home setting.

 Performs other duties and responsibilities deemed necessary; not otherwise specified.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION

 Knowledge of agency policies and of Alabama Department of Mental Health and Medicaid guidelines.

 Knowledge of the nature of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

 Knowledge of food preparation and service principles.

 Skill in the provision of care to persons with intellectual disabilities.

 Skill in problem solving.

 Skill in prioritizing and planning.

 Skill in interpersonal relations.

 Skill in oral and written communication.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ WORK ENVIRONMENT

 The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an employee to perform essential job functions.

 The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, bending, crouching, or walking. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move over 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

 The work is typically performed group homes. Work may require the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, gloves, etc.