Assistant Support Manager/Medical Transport - Mon-Fri. 8am-4pm On Call Every 3rd Weekend

• Focus first on the person being served, and understand that my role in direct supports will require flexibility, creativity, and commitment.
• Know and respect the values of the people I support and facilitate their expression of choices related to those values.
• Provide advocacy when the individual's preferences, needs, or talents are neglected or overlooked.
• Encourage growth and recognize the autonomy of the individuals receiving services while also being attentive reducing their risk of harm.
• Develop relationships with the individuals I support that are respectful, based on mutual trust, and that maintains professional boundaries.
• Address challenging behaviors proactively and respectfully, using methods outlined in the ILS Employee Handbook, and follow any behavior management plans in effect for specific individuals.
• Help individuals I support understand and express their rights and responsibilities.
• Recognize that each individual I provide services to has potential for lifelong learning and growth.
• Assist the individuals I support to understand their options and the possible consequences of their options as they relate to their physical and emotional health and well being.

• Be conscious of my own values and how they influence my professional decisions.
• Maintain competency in my profession through continued learning and attending and being an active participant in staff meetings and trainings.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for my actions and decisions.
• Recognize the importance of modeling valued behaviors to co-workers, individuals receiving services, and the community at large.
• Practice responsible work habits.
• Being on time for work
• Completing all necessary documentation to assure compliance with all state and federal regulations. These may include, but are not limited to: daily data sheets and clinic notes, attendance logs, time records, incident reports, behavior reports, accident reports, seizure reports, etc.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality for all consumer information, and facility operations

• Keep fiscal data current for reporting service eligibility as needed.
• Assist with money management for people receiving services as needed.
• Assist with paying bills: writing checks, getting signatures, and filing receipts as needed.
• Maintain financial files as needed.
• Assist residents with budgets and money management.

• Administrative Duties:
• Assist staff with electronic timesheets and data.
• Assists with filing as needed.
• Complete quarterly reports.
• Participates in all staff meetings and staff trainings as required.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information received regarding ILS and the confidentiality shall be in compliance with ILS non-disclosure policy.

• Medical Appointments:
• Assist with medical appointments
• Transports consumers inside and outside of the medical facility in a timely and punctual manner
• Completes medical forms during and after each appointment to ensure that the Support Manager and Nurse receive a copy
• Ensure that all medical forms are filed immediately in consumer files
• Transport medical equipment and supplies to consumers when needed
• Establishes and maintains communication with Support Managers and ILS Nurse after medical appointments
• Respects and protects consumer confidentiality and hospital confidentiality by keeping all sensitive and medical information private
• Follows all protocols and procedures to ensure safe delivery of consumer, their possessions, supplies and laboratory specimens
• Assists with ensuring pharmacies are up to date on all medical, insurance changes and order medications.
• Resident Care and Programming:
• Provides input into each resident's PCPS/Individual Service Plan i.e., strengths, weaknesses and objectives.
• Document progress on specific goals of residents in resident's file.
• Guide residents in accomplishing PCPS/ISP objectives by demonstrating techniques and reinforcing good performance/discouraging inappropriate behavior.
• Supervising Employees:
• Assists in interviewing and making recommendations for hiring.
• Assigns employees daily activities as required.
• Provides input into evaluation of job performance of employees.

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