Direct Service Worker (DSW)
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If you are a responsible, dependable individual, this is a rewarding job opportunity for you! Become a Direct Service Worker..... 3Rivers is a small grassroots consumer driven organization with a huge mission: helping individuals with disabilities to live independently since 1986. Thru Kansas Home and Community Based Services, (HCBS), individuals employ and direct their services. 3Rivers fiscal management department serves as a payroll agent for the HCBS Participant, paying worker wages, taxes unemployment etc. and then is reimbursed thru the individuals insurance. How Does it Work? Complete the application by clicking on the link below and printing the forms. Once you have completed all the information and returned the signed documents, your name is put on a list of available workers. 3Rivers will help link you with HCBS Participants who are hiring Direct Service Workers. If you were referred to us by a current 3Rivers' customer you can put that information on your application. Can anyone become a Direct Service Worker? There are limitations set by the State of Kansas. Under new proposed rules, anticipated to go into effect this spring, workers must be at least 18 years of age and/OR possess at minimum a G.E.D. or high school diploma. Workers must also be able to pass a background check. [For a list of exclusions click here. ] Who Sets My Hours and Wages The HCBS Participant for whom you work is your employer and sets your hours based on a Plan of Care that directs the types and amounts of assistance they receive. For most individuals in 3Rivers' programs, Medicaid pays for these services. It is critical that you follow the Plan of Care provided for the individual. Hours worked beyond the plan of care or outside the scope of the Plan of Care can not be paid. Three Rivers' provides the payroll services that pay your wages and is then reimbursed for all approved services. Your wage is set by your employer based on their individual plan of care budget. For more information, please read the application and feel free to contact us anytime to learn more. DSW duties may include:
3Rivers Fiscal Agent Services include:
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The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has issued changes to the Home and Community Based Service Program (HCBS) Below are a few of the important changes.
Beginning August 1st, all Direct Service Worker’s (DSW) must be able to pass a background check. There is a $20 application fee for new workers to cover the cost of the mandatory background checks. Workers must be 18 years of age or older Effective July 1, 2015 there was a change in the policy on allowing guardians to be paid caregivers. Because this policy is complicated, HCBS Participants and Guardians should consult their MCO Care Coordinator about this. KDADS has developed a “Designated Representative Form” that allows HCBS Participants to designate a representative to direct their care on their behalf. This individual may not serve as the paid caregiver and will act in the best interest of the HCBS Participant in directing the DSW. Federal State Withholding Criteria impact pay to DSW’s under the HCBS program. Under new IRS and KS DOL rules some categories of caregivers are exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes (FICA) and Federal unemployment (FUTA) taxes. For example parents employed by their adult disabled child are exempt from FICA and FUTA. For more information see http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Certain-Medicaid-Waiver-Payments-May-Be-Excludable-From-Income - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "I don't have a timesheet!" I'm sure many of you find yourself saying this when you realize that you forgot to clock in our clock out. Well, don't despair; you can have your consumer/employer call 3Rivers within 24 hours of missing your time and we can enter the information into the AuthentiCare system. If I am unavailable, you can leave a voicemail with the time missed and include the activity codes if calling about a missed clock out. If you missed clocking in or out for your entire shift, then a signed time sheet is required. Remember, if you are unsure if you clocked in our out, you can call me and i will check for you. Thanks for all you do. Heather Ravenell FMS Coordinator, Three Rivers Inc. |
Click here for Application.
You will need to print the full application and return it to the FMS Department. With consent, 3Rivers reserves the right to conduct background checks on any potential or current employee. There is a $20 application fee for new workers to cover the cost of the mandatory background checks. If you are mailing your application you may send a check or money order made out to Three Rivers Inc. with your application.
If you have any questions, contact:
Heather Ravenell, FMS Coordinator
P.O. Box 408
Wamego, KS 66547
P: (785) 456-8573
F: (785) 456-9923
You will need to print the full application and return it to the FMS Department. With consent, 3Rivers reserves the right to conduct background checks on any potential or current employee. There is a $20 application fee for new workers to cover the cost of the mandatory background checks. If you are mailing your application you may send a check or money order made out to Three Rivers Inc. with your application.
If you have any questions, contact:
Heather Ravenell, FMS Coordinator
P.O. Box 408
Wamego, KS 66547
P: (785) 456-8573
F: (785) 456-9923