Ready to take your Caregiving career to a level of leadership? Would you like to work alongside others and lead them toward achieving their full potential for exceptional care? Then, check out this new opportunity with our Pioneer Cottages memory care team. Join us as Overnight Shift Supervisor and you would uniquely specialize in leading other staff and delivering hands-on clinical care for residents of a memory care setting.
Licensed as assisted living, Pioneer Cottages provides a quiet, home-like residential experience with 24-hour care.
This is a full-time position offering competitive pay and full benefits. Enjoy a collaborative culture of “we” and receive benefits such as generous employer contribution to health insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, support for continuing education, paid time off, and even on-site childcare.
PioneerCare is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Caregivers and CNAs do meaningful work that touches the lives of others. We're actively hiring for Full Time and Part Time - Overnight shifts available!!
If you're passionate about or experienced in assisted memory care, apply today. You'll find our serene, home-like setting an ideal work environment. We offer competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for advancement.
Apply now and make a meaningful difference every day!!
PioneerCare is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
JOB TITLE: Caregiver
DEPARTMENT: Nursing
RESPONSIBLE TO: Clinical Nurse Director
JOB SUMMARY:
The primary purpose of your position is provide personal care and services to the residents of Pioneer Senior Cottages in accordance with current guidelines and regulations. Such care and services include but are not limited to: regulatory compliance, emergencies, memory loss, activities and programming, nursing and health services, dietary, personnel, marketing and customer service, and household management. Caregivers will assure that the highest degree of residential care and services are maintained at all times while preserving the highest ethical standards, the dignity of residents and families.
PERSONAL CHARACTER TRAITS:
1. Customer/Resident Focus.
2. Teamwork Orientation.
3. Communication Proficiency.
4. Ethical Conduct
5. Stress Management/Composure
6. Discretion.
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Major Responsibilities
Memory LossUnderstand and have working knowledge of caring for those with memory loss including but not limited to communication, providing care, managing challenging behaviors, and caring for caregivers. Understand support and carryout PSC philosophy of care and services for those with memory loss. Accept, understand, and treat all residents with dignity regardless of disease diagnosis, progression, and manifestation. Be creative with resident care and services to make individual allowances for disease progression. Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.Dietary1. Assist, supervise and/or prepare meals for residents as required for shift insuring to following proper sanitation.
2. Assure meals are prepared in accordance with planned menus, resident needs and special diets prescribed by resident’ physician.
3. Participate in mealtime to encourage resident socialization and to observe and assist with resident dining skills.
4. Maintain flexibility in breakfast schedule, other individual schedule needs of residents, food likes and dislikes.
5. Encourage resident participation in meal process.
6. Perform necessary logging, monitoring, and measuring as required for special diets and directed by the Clinical Nurse.
7. Clean kitchen after each meal and/or snack time following proper sanitation.
8. Continue to monitor kitchen for spills, clutter, general cleanliness and potential hazards.
9. Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.
Activities & Programming1. Direct all activities and events to meet the needs and desires of the residents in order to ensure the activity-focused care philosophy and to promote mental and social stimulation.
2. Complete the necessary documentation.
3. Assist with resident activities to meet resident daily needs. Each day of programming should include gross motor, fine motor, household, 1:1, and memory enhancing activities seven days a week. Outings must be incorporated in the schedule.
4. Encourage resident participation in activities and programming.
5. Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.
Nursing and Health ServicesParticipate and complete the necessary training components:Training to be completed within the First 14 Days and Before Direct CareHealth Services (Personal Cares, Basic Elements of Body Functioning, Vital Signs) Medication Administration & StorageTools for Documentation & ObservationBasic Infection Control & OSHAMaintaining a Clean, Safe, and Healthy EnvironmentTraining to be completed within the First 30 Days The Aging ProcessAssure that all resident nursing and health service needs are met to ensure safety, personal hygiene, and positive self-esteem. Assist residents with activities of daily, according to the Assessment & Care Plan, which include:Dressing & Undressing
· Bathing
· Oral Hygiene
· Denture Care
· Peritoneal Care
· Bathroom Schedules
· Toileting
· Hair care
3. Provide assistance with activities of daily living using good communication skills as related to resident care.
Assist residents with vital signs, according to the Individualized Resident Care Plan and as may be ordered by the physician or case manager including:· Pulse
· Temperature
· Blood Pressure
· Respiratory Rate
· Weight
5. Assist residents with ambulating activities which include:
· Lifting & Transferring
· Positioning
· Range of Motion
· Reminders to Use Special Devices
· Propelling Wheel Chair
6. Assist with medications as prescribed, by physician – under the supervision of nursing staff
* Welcome, Mission, & Philosophies
* Emergency Policies & Procedures
· Medication Distribution
· Leisure Activities
· Incidents and Observations
· Changes in resident’s’ physical condition and/or behavior
Communicate daily via documentation tools shift concerns/events.Provide related duties for resident care and service as assigned by the Cottage Director or Case Manager. Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.Resident Services1. Provide resident transportation as necessary and scheduled.
Communicate special problems of resident to Cottage Director or RN Case Manager. Report special and unusual problems to the Cottage Director.Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.PersonnelParticipate and Complete the following training components and in the following time frames: Training to be completed within the First 14 Days and Before Direct CareAttend and participate in in-service education classes and on the job training programs as directed by the Cottage Director.Participate in scheduled staff meetings on a regular basis; offer advice regarding residents, staff and cottage concerns. Assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or the improvement of services.Understand and have working knowledge of the Employee Handbook. Maintain that the contents of your employee file are current. Demonstrate ability to coordinate and prioritize duties on a timely basis to meet needs of residents.Maintain civil and professional relationships with co-workers. Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Employee will be exposed to virus, disease and infection from residents and specimens in working environment, employee may be required to work extended periods of time. Incumbent may experience traumatic situations as the resident move through the end of life cycle.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus.
This position required intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching as well as lifting and supporting residents.
EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:
This position will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, mandates, call in).
OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time or without notice.
Monday-Thursday pm shift - No Week-ends!
All shifts available. 8 or 12 hour shift options - Flexible Scheduling.
Sign On Bonus up to $10,000! Also Loan Repayment!
PioneerCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Household Nurse at Pioneer Care performs a variety of duties and responsibilities in a nursing capacity. The Household nurse frequently assumes a lead position of a household on any given shift or primary medication distribution nurse on any given shift. The Household Nurse may on occasion and when directed by their supervisor, perform any duties on any shift for which she/he is qualified.
Is responsible for the direction and monitoring of the Trained Medical Aide and/or Nurse Assistant/Registered in performing their duties and responsibilities of resident care.
CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS:
Customer/Resident FocusTeamwork OrientationProblem Solving/AnalysisCommunication ProficiencyLearning OrientationEthical ConductStress Management/ComposureDiscretion