Direct Support Professional DSP
Company: Mercy Healthcare Group Inc
Location: Waldorf
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Direct Support Professional Job
Responsibilities: - Provides direct care to those with intellectual
and developmental disabilities. - Performs personal care tasks,
including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming,
feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care
related tasks. - Fosters positive relationships between caretakers
and individuals served. - Ensures client safety and maintaining a
safe environment. - Reminds and assists clients with
self-administration of medications (with proper training). -
Encourages self-help activities. - Reports changes in client’s
condition or family situation to administrators and supervisors. -
Documents services provided. - Performs home management functions
such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning. -
Plans meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving
food/meals, feeding and clean-up. - Accompanies clients to
scheduled appointments and transports clients or running errands
for clients. - Assists with toileting, including bedpans, urinals,
and commode chairs as necessary. - Other duties as assigned.
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