Lead Caregiver
Company: Sunrise Senior Living
Location: East Brunswick
Posted on: October 4, 2021
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Job Description:
Overview Essential
Responsibilities: Other Responsibilities • Support onboarding of new team members
including shadowing and skills demonstration • Maintain a safe and secure environment
for all staff, residents and guests by following established safety
standards; actively support safety practices • Report incidents and complete appropriate
paperwork immediately • Communicate any observed or suspected
resident change of condition to the department care coordinator;
assist care coordinators, when required, in development and/or
updates to ISPs and communicating with residents and families • Prevent and handle conflict by working
with the team towards a solution. Communicate issues to department
care coordinator when necessary • Contribute to care manager annual
performance review by providing feedback to department care
coordinator • Project a positive, professional and
friendly image through action, words and dress • High School diploma or GED strongly
preferred and may be required per state regulations • Ability to delegate assignments to the
appropriate individuals based on their skills, roles and
interests • Ability to make choices, decisions and to
act in the residents' best interest • Ability to appropriately react to and
remain calm in difficult situations • Ability to handle multiple priorities • Competent in organizational and time
management skills • Demonstrate good judgment, problem
solving and decision making skills • Competent in computer skills, Microsoft
Office, and Sunrise applications with the ability to learn new
applications Sunrise
considers the health and safety of its residents, family members,
and team members as its highest priorities. All offers of
employment with Sunrise are conditioned on completing and passing a
background and drug test, participating in mandatory vaccine
programs (e.g., Covid-19, Flu), participating in testing
requirements (e.g. Covid-19, TB) and using designated PPE when
required.
Sunrise Senior Living offers a comprehensive benefits plan to
eligible team members including health, dental, vision, retirement
benefits, short-term disability, long-term disability, and paid
time off. Team members may also be eligible to receive a bonus
based on their position. Some leadership roles are eligible to
receive annual bonuses. All team members have the potential to
receive spot bonuses and other incentive awards.
- Sunrise Leader
Responsibilities
• Provide supervisory support by taking attendance at the beginning
of every shift; managing call-offs/no shows; sending open shift
messages and responding to shift requests
• Support team members as they provide Activities of Daily Living
(ADL) care and services to residents in accordance with their
Individualized Service Plans (ISP). This may include bathing,
grooming, personal and dental hygiene, bowel and bladder functions,
dressing, hair care, escorting to and from meals and activities and
tidying residents room
• Support team members as they encourage personalized and
meaningful resident participation in life enrichment programming
and ADLs
• Assist with meal service in dining room. Coach team members on
hospitality standards during meal service
• Accurately document care and services provided to residents.
Review care manager documentation throughout shift. Identify and
bridge gaps in documentation by coaching team members
• Ensure compliance with Sunrise's Timekeeping and Meal/Rest Period
policies. Monitor team member break schedule and duration; ensure
care managers clock in/out using correct job codes. Coach team
members as required
• Display and encourage flexibility in work schedule by working
holidays, evenings, weekends and additional shifts when
necessary
• Prepare for shift by obtaining resident group assignments before
care anagers arrive. Print and hand out daily assignment sheets to
appropriate team members
• Participate in crossover meetings by sharing/receiving pertinent
information with/from other Lead Care Managers
• Carry a resident group assignment on overnight shifts and pick up
group assignments in the event of an unfilled call off on day and
evening shifts
• Cross trained and credentialed (including certifications where
required by state) to safely administer medications if needed
during times of high volumn or unexpected absence
• Lead by example when clocking in/out and taking proper meal/rest
breaks
• Participate in group interview process including job preview
video and community tour
Qualifications:
• Ability to read, write, communicate effectively with Care
Managers, Community Managers, residents and family members
• In states where appropriate, must maintain applicable
certifications
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Medication Management Certificate required; ongoing training and
re-education per Sunrise and state requirements
• Previous experience working with seniors and desire to serve and
care for seniors
• Demonstrates leadership competencies
• As applicable, all Sunrise team members who drive a Sunrise
vehicle must sign the Driver job description and understand the key
essential duties for safety and regulatory compliance
Qualifications
Make a Difference Every Day
We are passionate about our mission — to champion quality of life
for all seniors. We deliver high-quality care with a personal touch
and encourage our residents to enjoy life to the
fullest.
The care-focused environment we create for residents extends to our
team members. We offer programs, rewards, and benefits to help you
live your best.
We believe potential has no limits. We offer best-in-class
leadership development programs designed to grow our leaders. We
are committed to helping our team members achieve their career
goals.
Keywords: Sunrise Senior Living, East Brunswick , Lead Caregiver, Other , East Brunswick, New Jersey
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