Direct Support Professional
Premier Intergrated Care, LLC
Takoma Park, Maryland
11.2024 - Current
- Enhanced patient wellbeing by supporting participation in recreational activities.
- Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
- Instructed individuals in self-advocacy skills to increase autonomy and decision making abilities.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Provided assistance to individuals with daily activities such as personal care, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Consulted with client care team to continually update care plans.
- Collaborated with other staff members to develop individualized service plans for each participant.
- Accompanied individuals on outings to promote independence and integration into the community.
- Assisted individuals in learning and developing new skills.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Reported changes in client condition to administrators, facilitating nursing intervention.
- Maintained cleanliness of clients' environment by cleaning surfaces and washing clothes or dishes.
- Organized oral medications for clients following dosage and schedule requirements.
- Obtained sources of entertainment for clients to provide full and enjoyable daily activities.
- Documented current patient information to update vital signs, behaviors, and eating habits.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Supervised medication administration, personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
- Provided direct care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, fostering activities of daily living.
