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CNA/Direct Support Professional - $21.00 Must have a valid CNA
Full-time: 40 hours per week.
Objective:
Full-time: 40 hours per week.
Objective:
The CNA/DSP assists individuals with intellectual and/or physical disabilities (“participant”) in designated homes to help lead a self-directed life and assist with daily living activities as needed.
Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides personal care, support, and safety for participants with the goal of independence.
- Interacts with participants to provide training in areas such as social interaction, leisure time activity, planning and decision making, money management, and house cleaning.
- Provides participants as needed with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and feeding,
- Assists participants with housekeeping and daily chores.
- Assists in meal preparation activities.
- Supervises participants in recreational activities and scheduled events.
- Provides transportation to participants as required.
- Interacts with participants to model, encourage and reinforce appropriate behavior.
- Assists participants to develop and maintain healthy social relationships.
- Identifies and reports changes in participants’ behavior and health both verbally and in legible writing.
- Completes all required documentation as required.
- Supervise the use of medications and follow established medication assistance protocol.
Minimum Position Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent and current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification.
- Ability to pass a criminal background check through the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
- Current Driver's License and Auto Insurance.
- Reliable transportation to transport participants throughout the community (mileage reimbursed).
- Ability to obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR certification and an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) certification.
BENEFITS:
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
