Lead Caregiver

StoryPoint • Portage, MI

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Caregiver is responsible for providing caring and personalized assistance for residents living in our community. This role involves leading, managing, and being accountable for a team of caregivers, ensuring they uphold the company's 1440 care standards. The Lead Caregiver also plays a crucial role in communicating with residents' families and reporting any changes in resident needs to the Wellness Leader. The company, CorsoCare Personal Care at StoryPoint Portage, has a philosophy of making every minute great, supported by six pillars: Dream Big, Have Courage, Take Initiative, Be Accountable, Give Back & Enjoy it. They emphasize empowering employees to perform like leaders and prioritize the needs of each other and residents.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and overall accountability for your team and their performance
• 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
• Understanding and leading our 1440 care standards so you and your team ensure that each resident and each family has their needs met
• Communicating messages tactfully and timely with resident’s families and ensuring the message has been received and correctly understood
• Communicating resident changes immediately; providing timely and detailed information to your Wellness Leader regarding any changes to a resident’s needs or care
• 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
• Work toward continual improvement of the overall organization
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED