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Responsibilities of a med passer may include, but are not limited to:

• Taking client vitals, treating clients using oral/topical/injected medications, and properly documenting the prescriptions or PRN medications being passed to clients and completing med count.

Time management is important for ensuring clients receive their medications at the scheduled time. MP’s must also be prepared to take client medications with them on personal/group outings or send medications home with guardians when that client is off campus for a day/night visit.The ability to bond with residents is also a necessary skill for Med Passers. Forming a strong trust between the Med Passer and the client reduces the risk of medicine refusal, and therefore maintains the health and safety of the client. Med Passers must also be prepared to pass medications at another home when there isn’t a MP present. This requires flexibility and friendly communication skills when aiding unfamiliar clients to prevent medicine refusals. An MP may also need to professionally communicate with medical professionals entering the home.

Those in this position must provide, train, or assist people who require various degrees of need with their day-to-day life tasks. Clients may be affected by one or more of the following conditions:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD), Schizophrenic disorder, Schizoaffective disorder, Cerebral Palsy, unspecified learning/mood/impulse disorders, intermittent explosive disorder, dysphasia, Diabetes, etc.

Things a DCW may provide, train, or support clients in:

• Cooking meals, cleaning the living space, taking medications, coping skills/counseling, communication skills, grooming, bathing, toileting, attendance at medical appointments, participation in activities within the home or off campus, and aid in preserving the overall health and safety of the individual and their peers.

Staff must be prepared to use their Nonviolent Crisis Prevention training to prevent or de-escalate various degrees of verbal or physically aggressive behaviors directed toward staff, peers, or themselves. The ability to rationally detach from emotionally distressing situations such as these are necessary behavioral skills possessed by staff. Communication skills are important when dealing with agitated clients, whom in many cases, may also be non-verbal communicators or lacking some communication skills.A reliable, flexible, and adaptable staff will be prepared to be sent to another residential home to assist unfamiliar clients at any given time during the shift in the case that another home needs assistance.Professionalism and writing skills are mandatory for completing detailed documentation throughout each shift. Such documentation includes SDR’s, hygiene charts, ABC behavior charts, Progress notes, and activity logs.