Lead Caregiver

Lead Caregiver CorsoCare Personal Care at StoryPoint Portage Starting at $17.50 Shift: 3:00 PM-11:00 PM and 11:00PM-7:00 AM Full Time The Lead Caregiver is responsible for providing caring and personalized assistance for residents living in our community. Required Experience High school diploma or GED preferred Previous health care or geriatric experience preferred CNA or MA with 2 years of related experience or training CPR/First Aid certification strongly preferred Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written/oral/visual instructions Accountabilities Lead, manage, and overall accountability for your team and their performance Timely & Accountable Attendance: Upholding to work schedule, being ready to start work on time, remaining on the job for the whole duration of shift, and limited use of time off 1440 Care for residents: Understanding and leading our 1440 care standards so you and your team ensure that each resident and each family has their needs met Responsible communication with families: communicating messages tactfully and timely with resident�s families and ensuring the message has been received and correctly understood Communicate resident changes immediately; providing timely and detailed information to your Wellness Leader regarding any changes to a resident�s needs or care Other Key Responsibilities Leads and provides 1440 care Will provide compassionate and competent care for residents by performing the following services: Bathing, showering and grooming assistance Serve and collect food trays; assist residents with dining Wheelchair and walking escorts Toileting and incontinence care assistance Meal, activity, and medication reminder assistance Wake up and turn down service Upkeep of resident rooms Answers resident call signals Medication assistance/medication administration Maintains appropriate and complete documentation per company policies Input information into Yardi/CareStream Available to work weekends and/or on call as necessary as assigned by the Wellness Coordinator Work toward continual improvement of the overall organization Perform other duties as assigned General Working Conditions This position entails standing for long periods of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to communicate effectively with others, sit, stand, walk and use hands to handle keyboard, telephone, paper, files, and other equipment and objects. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to review detailed documents and read computer screens. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The work environment requires appropriate interaction with others. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Occasional travel to different locations may be required. Connecting Seniors, Families and Communities For over 37 years, our senior living communities have served seniors and their families across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with each location offering unique services including independent, enhanced, and assisted living, as well as memory care and rehabilitation and skilled nursing. Through forming authentic connections and committing to creating the absolute best experiences each day for our residents and their families, we�ve created a special culture within our communities that allows our employees to do their best work and our residents to shine every day. Not Just Making Every Day Great. Making Every Minute Great. There are 1,440 minutes in every single day. We aspire to make each one of them an exceptional moment. This philosophy is supported by our 6 powerful, yet simple pillars: Dream Big, Have Courage, Take Initiative, Be Accountable, Give Back & Enjoy it. We strive to fulfill the aspirational yet unattainable goal of creating the absolute best experience with every person, in every interaction, every minute of every day. It begins with empowering our empl…