Job Location : Forest Hills,NY, USA
Regularly performs all duties of DSP 1 and DSP 2, ensuring the overall supervision, protection and care of individuals, assisting individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests and abilities while upholding their personal rights and facilitating activities that provide social capital and connections to the community.
Ensures health, wellness and safety by providing appropriate supervision of the people we support and takes the lead during crisis situations, effectively deescalating situations relating to individuals, facility or other environmental issues, demonstrating the OPWDD Core Competencies and directing other DSPs while adhering to applicable policies, procedures and regulations.
Regularly provides support and/or coverage in a variety of settings and programs across assigned region and/or service delivery settings in accordance with each person's individualized service and behavior support plans, including assisting at off-site locations (e.g. hospital) based on regional needs and remaining on shift or reporting to another program to maintain minimum coverage levels.
Ensures implementation of person-centered, individualized plans following levels of supervision and safeguards including protective oversight (IPOPs), as well as Behavior Support Plans (BSPs), Staff Action and/or Life Plans for all people we support, demonstrating a strong understanding of and effectively modeling and training other DSP on the intentions, related interventions and goals of the plans.
Assists with a variety of tasks for people we support, utilizing safe and appropriate handling procedures, including:
Understands and uses specialized clinical knowledge of person specific needs in program to provide effective supports to individuals and to inform activities and training and serves as a role model for other staff.
Implements Behavior Support Plan as written by Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS) demonstrating understanding of behavior as communication and employing person-centered thinking to support positive interactions and prevent further escalation.
Serves as a member of a highly effective team (teamwork within the circle of support), providing feedback and communicating programmatic needs to members of team and maintaining a solution-oriented approach during conflicts; communicates concerns and/or issues with team dynamics and situations with persons supported to appropriate leadership.
Communicates by phone, email and/or in person with circles of support, including families and external providers, to provide updates and/or obtain information, as directed by clinical or program leadership; may take the lead or be assigned to handle related communications for program on shift or on a regular basis.
Completes and maintains all necessary trainings and certifications, including specialized trainings based on program and position to ensure compliance with YAI policies and all applicable rules or regulations and applies skills.
Facilitates formal agency trainings under supervision of YAI Knowledge leadership following prescribed curriculums, serving as a YAI-certified trainer in one of more areas including, but not limited to SCIP-R, CPR, Preservice, etc.
Reviews communication logs daily and makes entries of events, progress notes, services and/or information; collects and enters data as part of daily operations using an electronic health record (e.g. Digital Agency [DA], Electronic Medication Administration Records [eMAR]).
Reviews and completes all other required paperwork and documentation to ensure compliance and/or billing completely, accurately and within appropriate timeframes (e.g., notifications, logging, incident reports, update files, maintenance requests, phone calls, and tracking of incidents).
Assists with or prepares monthlies for persons supported by reviewing and accurately summarizing progress data from applicable daily notes, as needed.
Performs, assists with and/or guides less experienced staff with a variety of administrative tasks relating to financial, clinical and/or medical functions including documentation or entries to ensure quality of notes on a regular or as needed basis working closely with HCS, ABIS, Assistant Supervisor, clinical staff and/or program leadership as requested.
Participates in and guides less experienced staff with writing services and safeguards, establishing goals and informing updates to life and/or staff action plans, responses to service (RTS) and other documentation or plans.
Uses foundational teaching skills (Explain, Model, Observe and Evaluate [EMOE], task analysis, essential skills, supports and modifications, etc.) and progressive teaching.
Reports maintenance, upkeep and safety concerns observed at YAI facilities to Program Supervisor or appropriate designee.
Models professionalism at all times by maintaining a strong allegiance to the persons supported, proactively prioritizing and completing regular duties with limited direction while willingly accepting changes to assignments, programs and/or service delivery settings and approaching others in a positive, supportive and courteous manner.
Attends and actively participates in team meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT), consulting with IDT to ensure streamlined and top-quality care and providing feedback or ideas to improve supports and/or program operations; may run shift meetings, assigning duties, completing shift sheet, etc. as needed.
Participates in life plan meetings for persons supported and development of treatment plans.
Utilizes/demonstrates approved YAI and OPWDD training techniques (i.e. verbal, environmental, and physical interventions, including take downs) to respond timely and appropriately to challenging and/or self-injurious behavior, ensuring the health and safety of the people we support, self and others; provides training to less-experienced staff and redirect staff or escalate concerns to program supervisor, accordingly.
Ensures other DSPs are performing assigned duties in accordance with applicable plans, requirements and/or processes and provides feedback directly to DSPs and to supervisor or Assistant Supervisor regarding performance or other concerns.
Participates in the implementation of changes, including new processes, procedures or systems, providing feedback, training and/or instructing others across region and/or multiple programs, as directed.
Serves as lead on shift, monitoring day-to-day program operations in the absence of Program Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor.
May perform duties of Health Care Specialist or Assistant BIS on a temporary basis, when needed, working closely with BIS and/or nursing.
May support the region or agency as a whole through active participation in various committees, representing program, service delivery setting or region as primary liaison and/or participate in special projects, including agency-wide initiatives.
For certain assignments, may be required to operate YAI motor vehicle to transport individuals to and/or from programs, residences, community or other locations on a daily (or other regular) basis with appropriate credentials.
Complies with all Federal, State, Local and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Performs all other duties, as assigned.
ScheduleTuesday - Saturday 7am-3pm
Minimum Qualification Requirements