Caregiver

Role Summary 

The Care Manager/“Designated Care Manager” is responsible for providing the highest degree of quality care and services to a consistent group of residents and their families in our assisted living and reminiscence neighborhoods. Th e Care Manager provides hands on care and physical and emotional support as outlined in each resident’s Individualized Service Plan (ISP) while maintaining a safe and comfortable home like environment. The Care Manager/“Designated Care Manager” is responsible for demonstrating the Mission for Sunrise Senior Living, “to champion quality of life for all seniors” in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations and Sunrise Senior Living standards, policies, and procedures to promote the highest degree of quality care and services to our residents. 

Essential Duties 

As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this jo b. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows: 

Resident Care: 

• Reviews, reads, notates, and initializes Daily Log to document and learn about pertinent information about residents. 

• Participates in the development of the ISPs and monthly updates. 

• Reviews designated assignments. 

• Responsible for a designated group of residents during the shift, knows where residents are, and physically checks on them throughout the shift. 

• Observes, reports, and documents symptoms and conditions of residents for changes in condition such as skin, behavior, alertness, weight, diet, and participation in activities. 

• Attends daily Cross Over meetings by the lead care manager. 

• Notifies supervisor and resident care director if a resident has increased care needs. 

• Informs supervisor of any resident changes in condition. 

• Responds to security system and resident call bells promptly and immediately. Takes appropriate action including resetting call bells. 

• Greets guests, family members, residents, and team members. 

• Answers, directs and/or responds to phone calls in a timely, courteous, and professional manner. 

• Assists with continence management and disposes of all continence products properly to ensure sanitation of resident suite and community restrooms using standard care procedures. 

• Communicates with families and is a resource as needed. 

• Helps residents maintain independence and physical safety and promotes dignity of each resident adhering to the standards of Resident Rights and Sunrise Principles of Service. 

• Actively participates/leads and assists residents with activities of daily living (ADLs) and Invites, Encourages, and Assists (IEA) residents to participate in activities as indicated on the ISP. 

• Engages residents in life skills and other life enrichment activities throughout the day in reminiscence. 

• Strives to understand and respond to each resident with empathy, always remaining mindful of the resident’s unique communication patterns or history and basic human needs. 

• Maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment. 

• Ensures the established safety regulations are always followed. 

• Practices routinely good Standard Care Precautions of cleanliness, hygiene, and health.