Direct Support Professional

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Job description

Join Our Impactful Team at Health Connect America!

Before you get started on your journey, take some time to learn more about us. Health Connect America and its brands are leaders in providing mental and behavioral health services to children, families, and adults across the nation. We provide our services directly to those in need whether that be within a person's home, their community, or in one of our office settings. HCA is honored to be a part of the communities we serve and the clients we walk alongside as they embark on a journey to self-improvement and more fulfilling lives. At Health Connect America, we are dedicated to making meaningful connections every day through creating quality, affordable opportunities for individuals and families to achieve their greatest potential in a safe, positive living environment.

Our Brands

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) will provide supportive, specialized services to adult individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities to maximize each individual's independence and readiness to participate more fully in the individual's communities, and potentially in employment opportunities. The Direct Support Professional will provide face to face services to support the assigned individuals in the achievement of their goals detailed in the Service Plans. The DSP will communicate and work with other team members, family members, and community agency partners; and will document services and collect relevant data. Services will be provided in an in home/ community-based environment.

• Provide specialized direct services to individuals according to their Service Plan and apply person-centered philosophy in providing services. Direct services may include (but are not limited to) the development of:
  1. Social skills
  2. Communication skills
  3. Self-care activities (such as cooking, cleaning, personal health, shopping)
  4. Behavioral skills
  5. Skills necessary to participate in the community
  6. Vocational skills
  7. Accessing transportation
  8. Leisure skills
• Serve as a role model to assigned individuals while providing direct services to individuals.
• Provide direct care services to assigned clients, as needed, and document services according to HCA standards and licensure and payer requirements.
• Guide individuals and families in identifying available community resources and help link assigned individuals to applicable, available community resources.
• Provide transportation to individuals as necessary, and accompany individuals to appointments, community resources, community events, etc.
• Develop and maintain effective, positive, and respectful relationships with assigned individuals, while maintaining appropriate boundaries with each individual and caregivers to best assist individuals achieve the maximum level of independence.
• Develop and maintain effective, positive, and respectful relationships with assigned individuals' family members/care givers to best assist individuals achieve the maximum level of independence.
• Network in the community to establish and maintain positive working relationships with community members and community leaders to facilitate acceptance of integrating and inclusion of the IDD population in the community and at community events.
• Document services during service provision, and complete and submit any required and requested reports.
• Attend and actively participate in supervision, treatment team, staff, and community meetings as required and requested.

• At entry level, the candidate must possess at minimum, a High School Diploma.

Be Well with HCA:

• We recognize the importance of self-care and work/life balance.

• We offer flexibility in scheduling and provide all employees access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which includes 8 mental health counseling sessions annually.

• Full-time HCA employees enjoy paid time off, paid holidays, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary insurance products.

• Additional benefits include:

• Access to a Health Navigator

• Health Savings Account with company contribution

• Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account

• Health Reimbursement Account

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Benefits Hub

• Tickets at Work

Join a team where your contributions truly make a difference in the lives of others. Apply now to be part of our dynamic and supportive community at Health Connect America!

Employment at Health Connect America and it's companies is contingent upon meeting the requirements of a comprehensive background investigation prior to joining our team.

Health Connect America and its companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. For more information on Equal Opportunity, please click here Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

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