Lead Caregiver
Company: Sunrise Senior Living
Location: Reston
Posted on: June 3, 2025
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Job Description:
When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use
your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier,
and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships
with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will
also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work.
Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on
meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together. Sunrise Senior
Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work - by Activated
Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top
culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place
Sunrise is to be a part of. COMMUNITY NAME Sunrise of Reston Town
Center Job ID 2025-228897 JOB OVERVIEW "Sunrise is the best place
that I've ever worked, simply because of the people. We provide
quality care in an environment that feels like home. Our focus is
doing what's right for the resident. For me, that's a big breath of
fresh air."- Sunrise Leader The Lead Care Manager functions as the
lead to a group of Care Managers/ "Designated Care Managers" during
the shift. The Lead Care Manager ensures quality care and services
are being provided and documented, in a consistent manner and in
alignment with each resident's individualized Service Plan (ISP)
and Sunrise policies, to residents in our care neighborhoods. The
Lead Care Manager leads by example in all job responsibilities, and
may work variable hours to likely include some weekend and holiday
duty. RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS **Overnight Shift
(11p-7a)** ***Must have Medication Aide License*** Essential
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 managers
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 shiftsOther Responsibilities--- Cross trained
and credentialed (including certifications where required by state)
to safely administer medications if needed during times of high
volume 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---
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 dressQualifications: ---
High School diploma or GED strongly preferred and may be required
per state regulations--- 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--- 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--- 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 ABOUT SUNRISE Ready to take the next step and
make a bigger impact than you ever imagined? As part of our team,
you will help brighten the future for everyone at Sunrise and
beyond. That is why we make it a priority to celebrate the unique
ways you bring moments of togetherness and joy to everyone you
serve. And when combined with the support, benefits, and growth
opportunities we offer, the result is a career that
PositivelyShines with everything you need to reach your goals - at
work and in your life. We also offer benefits and other
compensation that include:
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