Personal Support Specialist

p style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;"span style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"The Personal Support Specialist (PSS) provides clients with assistance in activities of daily living (ADLs) which are outlined in the client service plan. Personal Support Specialists consistently deliver exceptional client service. The PSS will follow infection control procedures using universal precautions and will use proper body mechanics to ensure safety. The PSS will typically go to the homes of several clients during the work shift and will be responsible for transportation./span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;"span style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"This position will be required to meet the requirements of an irregular, changing schedule, working late in the day as well as on weekends and will be required to travel within a 30 mile radius of their home./span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;"span style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Duties include and are not limited to:/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Following duties in clients service plan/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Assisting client with personal care needs such as bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, nail, hair, skin and foot care/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Assisting clients with elimination needs such as assistance to and from bathroom or commode, assisting with bedpan or urinal, catheter, ostomy and incontinent care/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Assisting client with ambulating needs, assistive devices such as walker, cane, wheelchair, bed mobility, bed and chair transfers, Hoyer lift, gait belt and ROM, locomotion under professional supervision/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Transporting when authorized/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Assisting client with their nutritional needs including meal planning and preparation, shopping, assisting or prompting with feeding/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Assisting clients with household duties by practicing good housekeeping techniques such as kitchen and bathroom cleanup, dusting, vacuuming, laundry and when authorized shopping and running errands/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Observing, reporting and documenting any changes in the clients physical or mental status such as eating, sleeping, and general behavior/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Promoting a safe and clean environment/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Reporting any identified safety hazards found in the home/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Performing other duties as assigned/span/span/li /ul