Direct Care Staff - 3304

Direct Care Staff

Mental Illness Services

Relief; 7a-7p; every other weekend

Competencies :

• Must be able to work effectively in a group situation.
• Must be able to work within the organization to serve the needs of consumers.
• Excellent understanding of training methods used in working with the developmentally disabled required.
• Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Must be able to negotiate several flights of stairs during a shift.
• Must be able to complete training to operate / assist with a Hoya lift and other mechanical devices for safe handling of consumers.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities :

Minimum Qualifications :

Working Conditions, HIPAA and Other Guidelines :

Job Specifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

HIPAA : Must be knowledgeable of and abide by HIPAA regulations with regard to protected health information as defined by HIPAA and IRBH. Minimally accesses verbal, written, and / or electronic PHI, usually incidentally to an approved use and / or disclosure as pertains to consumer's financial, demographic, and / or clinical data.

Working Conditions : Works in residential facilities; may require long hours. Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees, consumers and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact. Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to, computer, copier, multi-line phone and fax machine. Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds and negotiate several sets of stairs in an eight (8) hour shift. Some risk involved in the event of aggressive / out-of-control consumers. Must possess a valid Alabama driver's license.

Physical Requirements : The Physical Requirements described herein are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform essential functions.

Physical presence onsite is essential. Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range. Able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Indian Rivers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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