The Substitute is directly responsible to the Executive Director and/or Floater Supervisor or the assigned Team Leader. II. This is an as needed, paraprofessional level position. III. Specific Job Duties &
Responsibilities:
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- The Substitute will teach, support their and assist individuals receiving services and supports according to their Individual Treatment and Care Plans.
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- Supervise chores and activities as assigned.
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- Follow the assigned work schedule never leaving individual receiving services unsupervised.
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- Complete documentation and other required record keeping using the proper forms as they relate to established procedures and licensing standards.
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- Meet housekeeping standards and properly care for agency vehicles.
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- Keep informed of all programming and administrative information, changes, and additions by checking the daily log and other messages in the residential settings.
- Responsible for attending staff meetings and scheduled in-service training sessions.
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- Supervise consumers' care and use of clothing and personal property, assisting with clothing purchases as necessary.
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- Complete other duties as assigned by the Team Leader, Floater Supervisor and/or the Executive Director.
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- Be flexible in hours and days willing to work.
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- Are required to work one shift per pay period to continue their employment 11.
- Arrive at work and leave as scheduled.
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- Keep all written and verbal information strictly confidential and in line with NPI policy and procedure keeping said information within each facility.
- Responsible for recording and documenting, using the proper forms as they relate to established procedures.
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- Become familiar with agency policies and procedures.
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- Participate in and cooperate with agency investigations.
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Essential Functions:
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- Substitutes are responsible for providing services and supports to individuals receiving services from the agency.
- Quality of care must meet agency standards.
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- Provide training and support to individuals in developing life skills (i.e., meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, personal hygiene, leisure, and community employment, etc.) 3.
- Insure that housekeeping standards are maintained according to expectations of the agency.
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- Nishna Productions, Inc. exists to serve the needs of persons with disabilities.
- Frequently, these persons have behavior disorders, which may result in the display of aggressive outbursts of a physical nature.
- The person served may or may not be able to control these episodes.
- All employees must be willing to participate in working with training of behavioral problem clients.
- The behavioral problems may include both verbal and physically aggressive clients.
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- Provide a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere for all individuals receiving services and supports.
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- Administer medication and maintain accurate medication documentation.
- Ability to complete electronic documentation.
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- All staff/volunteers of Nishna Productions, Inc. will comply with state and federal regulations regarding HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
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- Every employee/volunteer of Nishna Productions, Inc. is on a need to know basis regarding the Protected Health Information (PHI) of the individuals they serve.
- Therefore a security clearance level is assigned for each job description and those security levels are allowed access only to the information required to complete the duties in each position. · Level One allows the least access and is intended for truck drivers, maintenance staff, redemption center workers, and volunteers. · Level Two is for direct care workers including; floaters/substitutes, SCLS, Program Instructors, Day-Hab aids, Vocational Trainers, lead staff, and 1:1 staff. · Level Three includes the office support staff. · Level Four is for Team Leaders, supervisors, and Work Center Supervisors. · Level Five is the security clearance given to Program Managers. · Level Six allows access to all PHI and includes Directors/Administrators, Quality Assurance, and IT staff. · Temporary clearance for PHI access can be given if staff require the access to complete extra assigned duties (i.e. filling in for another department).
- Maintenance personnel are given permanent access to areas where PHI is stored but they may need to enter in order to complete their duties.
