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Dubuque County does not sponsor work visas or provide immigration sponsorship.\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities: General knowledge of:\nMH/MR care and nursing practices and procedures.\nTheory and practice of quality patient care.\nBasic knowledge of:\nCommon physical and mental illnesses, their symptoms and appropriate medical care.\nHuman anatomy as related to treatments and therapies.\nFirst aid methods.\nAbility to:\nObserve, recognize and respond to behavioral problems and take appropriate action.\nFollow oral and written instructions of a technical nature.\nDeal with clients empathetically and respectfully.\nPrepare, maintain, and understand nursing records and reports.\nEstablish and maintain effective working relationships with residents, families, other employees, officials and the general public.\nPhysical, Mental, and Environmental Requirements: Vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.\nEffective verbal speaking and hearing abilities are needed to handle communications with staff, residents, and others.\nRequires pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally with assistance.\nRequires standing most of the time to perform work responsibilities with regular walking between locations.\nRequires ability to walk steps, reaching, squatting, stooping, bending, and sitting, pushing, pulling, twisting, gripping and apply physical intervention holds.\nSome exposure to slippery surfaces when floors are wet.\nExposure to chemicals from cleaning compounds and exposure to bodily fluids require the use of personal protective equipment to safe guard against potential biological and chemical hazards.\nWork is primarily indoors.\nOccasional exposure to outside weather conditions and some outdoor work.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Dubuque County","rawCompany":"dubuque county","city":"Peosta","state":"IA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-09-06T03:17:18.806Z","occupations":[{"code":"31-1122.00","title":"Personal Care Aides","slug":"personal-care-aides"},{"code":"31-1131.00","title":"Nursing Assistants","slug":"nursing-assistants"},{"code":"21-1093.00","title":"Social and Human Service Assistants","slug":"social-and-human-service-assistants"}],"industries":[{"code":"623990","title":"Other Residential Care Facilities","slug":"other-residential-care-facilities"},{"code":"624120","title":"Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities","slug":"services-for-the-elderly-and-persons-with-disabilities"},{"code":"623110","title":"Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)","slug":"nursing-care-facilities-skilled-nursing-facilities"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Program Instructor - 2nd Shift Position","description":"Provides personal care, instruction and training to residents and clients.\nPrepares clients for school, work, and daily activities.\nTeaches adult living skills including bathing, dressing toileting, grooming and personal hygiene.\nAssists clients into and out of beds, wheel chairs, and vehicles.\nTeaches behavioral skills and protects clients from harm and self-abuse.\nControls clients utilizing verbal redirection, mechanical and physical restraints.\nProvides occupation and daily living therapy to assist clients to adopt to their environment.\nTeaches and demonstrates proper manners, eating skills, and maintenance activities.\nProvides physical therapy and exercise programs.\nAssists with communication skills based on needs utilizing sign language and appropriate verbalization.\nTeaches money skills, escorts clients to recreational, leisure, shopping or other trips.\nEscorts clients to doctor's appointments and/or hospital.\nMaintains detailed records and charts on client activities and results and physical matters.\nPerforms general housekeeping, laundry and meal duties pertaining to client programs as required.\nFollows proscribed protocols for safety and infection control.\nPerforms related tasks as required.\nHigh school diploma or GED.\nMust satisfactorily compete Program Instructor and Crisis Prevention Intervention training course within six months of employment.\nMust pass the prescribed pre-employment physical, abuse registry review, and criminal background check.\nExperience in the custodial care of patients preferred.\nMust be authorized to work in the United States. 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