Floater #1117- Russellville

SUMMARY: Responsible for implementing habilitation and supportive living plans for participant as developed by the interdisciplinary team and insuring a safe and healthy environment within the community setting. Position guaranteed minimum of 32 hours per work week predicated on employee being available to work anytime called.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Coordinates services for client.
• Works closely with Service Manager to ensure good health care for clients is met, including proper nutrition, exercise, mental and physical health areas.
• Coordinates with Service manager if concerning client needs/concerns.
• Monitors all client medications to ensure proper guidelines followed, including documenting medications taken, counting medications, etc., as assigned by Coordinator or Service Manager.
• Follows all financial procedures for client checking accounts and personal/grocery shopping, when supervising these activities.
• Provides clients with transportation as needed for daily activities.
• Completes all necessary paperwork for billing Medicaid transportation as allowable.
• Conducts oneself in professional manner.
• Assists clients in personal hygiene, dressing, clothing maintenance, laundry, etc. as needed.
• Assists clients in cooking meals as needed.
• Completes all documentation forms as required by FCC, including Progress notes, Behavior reports and Marks reports.
• Assists in maintaining facility/grounds in clean, orderly, and well-maintained fashion.
• Assists in maintaining vans in good working order, including cleaning, and required preventive maintenance done per schedules.
• Assists in maintaining log of all monthly emergency drills.
• Attends training sessions, in/out of town, as required by FCC and licensing agency.
• In cases of emergency, take necessary steps and notify Service manager, Regional manager or appropriate person as soon as possible.

• Required to have a cell phone on hand when transporting consumers for emergency situations.

• Serves as Driver for participant day trips to various state locations. Driving may be required on as much as a daily basis. Required to undergo periodic driving test and demonstrate proficiency in the operation of a motor vehicle, including passenger vans. Employee may also be required to drive his/her own personal vehicle at times and maintain adequate liability coverage on any personal vehicle used to transport participants. Must have valid Driver’s License and clean MVR.

• This is a safety sensitive position.

Maintains confidentiality of all information received regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc. and the participants. Conditions of confidentiality shall be in compliance with Friendship Community Care Non-Disclosure Policy and HIPAA Policies.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and employee will also perform other reasonable related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.  *BENEFITS*

Schedule: Hours will vary

Pay: $14.50

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential 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 to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have a valid driver's license.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

QUALITY ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE: To adhere to the following and comply with all Quality Assurance’s & HIPAA procedures:

• The Code of Conduct and Compliance Investigation Procedures as read and discussed in the new employee training must be followed at all times.
• Consumers’ progress notes be maintained and completed daily or as needed on the prescribed forms.
• Consumers’ records must be maintained weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly. All information must be filed in consumers’ records as needed and updated as prescribed by funding sources.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This is a safety sensitive function. Must be able to pass background checks/drug screen and maintain a clean driving record along with a valid AR driver’s license and reliable transportation with state minimum liability insurance.

Friendship Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any Kind. Friendship Community Care is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Friendship Community Care based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Friendship Community Care will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Friendship Community Care encourages applicants of all ages.