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Incorporate individuals with developmental disabilities into the community.
Teach and assist individuals with any tasks as needed.
Work with families to assist in transportation and education.
Train family/employees to provide bedside care.

Responsible for assisting clients with either personal care or home management tasks
Performing home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning
Reminding/assisting client with self-administration of medications (with proper training)
Documenting services provided
Passion for providing mental/behavioral health care to individuals with ID/DD
Home Management includes tasks that include basic housekeeping, shopping and other related housekeeping tasks
This would include assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding and ambulation, medical monitoring, and other basic health care related tasks

Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician and instruction site (RN) Register Nurse.
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies. Also, we cook an individuals balance diet including preparing of medication administration as instructed by RN.
Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, transporting clients to physician appointments and provides and promotes independent living.
Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or Program Coordinator.

Assist in preparing food and serving meals to clients.
Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing.
Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as going to the animal shelter and lavender hill farm.
Chart online in Northstar.

Provide direct support to adults with developmental and physical disabilities.
Administer medications and health supports.
Work as part of a team with one common goal.
Support clients emotionally and socially, encouraging safety and health within the home.

Maintain a safe home.
Communicate with clients parents or guardians.
Schedule doctor appointments.
Chart on Northstar about clients.
Answer the phone.
Print and make different documents.
Operate in-house day-care centers within businesses. behaviors, and related issues. environment.

Assist Clients in day to day living activities.
Traveled with clients to Dr appointments.
Answered telephone and received/delivered messages.
Led and motivated others to perform job duties.

Promoted to Senior Direct Support Professional in September 2017
Creating Program Schedules
Scheduling Appointments for Individuals
All aspects of Personal Care
Food/Household budgeting
Food/Household shopping

Providing direct care to mentally disabled patients.
Assist patient with their daily living needs, including cooking & house chores.
Assist with personal hygiene care.
Teaching patients life skills with compassion.
Passed medications & kept a daily log
Helping patients with self help and confidence to lead a happy life.

Provided care for mentally challenged women ages 35-90
Work with residents to identify their goals and to find ways of reaching those goals.
Taught and assisted with proper eating habits, personal hygiene, and various daily activities
Transported residents to and from appointments on or off campus
Responsible for recording progress notes and daily activity logs

Provides direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Performs personal care tasks including assistance with basic person hygiene, feeding, ambulation, and health care related tasks.
Ensures patient safety and maintains a safe environment.
Reminds and assists patient with administration of medications.

Assisted with personal hygiene and grooming, feeding.
Ensuring client safety.
Reporting changes in client’s condition.
Documenting services provided.
Performing home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, cooking, bed making and cleaning.
Accompany client to scheduled appointments.

Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor
Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician
Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs.and ensure patients take their medicine.
Transport clients to locations outside of the home, such as to physicians’ offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.

Create daily schedules and plans for clients
Help set individual goals and track client progress, noting any drastic changes; report findings to superiors
Make phone calls and drive clients to appointments, meetings, events, etc
Assist with request individual may have

Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to clients
Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands., according to prescribed diets.
Assist with and work to strengthen the individuals’ many daily living needs including but not limited to: nutrition, hygiene, exercise, communication and socialization skills
Help individuals to bathe, groom and dress, eat and drink if necessary, always working to improve self-reliance

Guide vulnerable adults to achieve their life goals, whether it be short term or long term.
Administer Medication
Document behavior and description of day
Understand all individuals are whole as a person and there are different sides to one person
Individuals have the right to achieve all needs and cares as our neighbor.
Help Assist with bathing and other restroom cares, and everyday needs
Set up the plan that is taken place that day.

Assisting individuals to plan, shop for, and prepare nutritious meals.
Assisting individuals to perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
Be a personal companion to your clients and act as a supportive friend serving their needs and working to build their independence
Encourage and foster individuals’ preferred hobbies and interests

Works closely with individuals who acquire developmental, intellectual, and/or physical disabilities.
Transports clients to and from home, community, and college settings.
Guides individuals to make wiser and healthier life choices in areas such as money management, personal hygiene, and prioritizing.
Assists consumers in note-taking, homework guidance, and encouraging them to be more socially active and time-efficient within the classroom.
Implements activities individual to each client’s needs, in order for them to reach their goals (i.e. constructing resumes and administering academic worksheets).
Keeps and updates personal profiles of each consumer (those of which include each individual’s dietary restrictions, emergency contact information, behaviors, goals, and so forth).
Documents daily on client’s progresses and challenges.

Be a personal companion to your clients and act as a supportive friend serving their needs and working to build their independence
Encourage and foster individuals’ preferred hobbies and interests
Assist with and work to strengthen the individuals’ many daily living needs including but not limited to: nutrition, hygiene, exercise, communication and socialization skills
Help individuals to bathe, groom and dress, eat and drink if necessary, always working to improve self-reliance
Create daily schedules and plans for clients
Help set individual goals and track client progress, noting any drastic changes; report findings to superiors
Make phone calls and drive clients to appointments, meetings, events, etc.

Assist clients with their day to day and recreational activities.
Communicate with other staff about daily progress or any concerns.
Transport clients to and from recreational activities.
Maintain the a safe and clean area for the clients.

Helped persons served with different activities
Taught classes for clients
Hands on personal care including
Bathe, groom, and assist residents with daily living activities.

Administer personal care, such as ambulation and personal hygiene assistance.
Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as gastronomy tube feedings, monitoring vital signs, and medication, under the direction of registered nurses.
Entertain, converse with, read aloud, and perform hand over hand activities with residents to keep them alert and entertained.
Maintain records of resident progress and services performed, reporting changes in residents condition to supervisor and nursing staff.
Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes.

Provide care for mentally disturbed, delinquent, or handicapped clients.
Care for clients in institutional setting, such as group homes.
Transport clients to schools, social outings, and medical appointments.
Supervise and assist in medication passes.

Provide quality direct care to individuals supported. Assisting them in their day to day life including hygiene, wellness, meal preparation, and daily activities.
Transporting supported individuals to and from their day program and medical appointments.
Assisting individuals with developmental disabilities in progressive active treatment.
Use masks and gloves to protect themselves and individuals from infectious diseases.
Keeping daily/nightly records and logs regarding active treatment of individuals supported.

I assisted my resident’s with there baths and my other residents with there bed baths
I assisted my resident’s by helping them eat
I checked on my resident’s every 15 minutes
Supported and encouraged psychiatric patients to promote health and wellness.

Prepared meals in group home setting.
Scheduled Dr appointments.
Completed medication inventories.
Documented on MARS.
Assisted with feeding and bathing.
Obtained vitals signs from clients twice daily.

Record daily activities and client’s mood, wellness and safety.
Study and abide by federal and state regulations of the company and client.
Assist client with activities of daily living while keeping them as independent as possible.
Take client to shop for food, doctor’s appointments and extra-curricular activities.
Help client perform prescribed exercises.

Assist in and teach activities including but not limited to: cooking, cleaning, shopping, money management, transferring and providing transportation;
Provide support in daily and social activities;
Implement the goals outlined in the service plan;
Provide own transportation to and from consumers’ home.
Maintain confidentiality of all work related information
Complete DSP Basic Training upon being hired and annually as needed.

Assist in implementing care plans and behavioral goals for each individual.
Get to know each individual on a personal level
Treat each individual and staff member with the utmost dignity and respect.
Ensure that each individuals rights are being protected
Create monthly calendars for outings, events, and activities
Document on each individual daily
Provide Transportation for each individual

Responsible for direct client care in relation to personal hygiene, as well as comfort and safety
Administering medication and ensuring meds were received in timely fashion to correct individuals through the proper path
Ensure facilities are clean for clients safety and comfort.
Recordkeeping and communicating progress to the individual’s family and supervisor

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