Pivotal Health Care is a family of retirement communities dedicated to providing quality and innovative senior living communities. We focus on enriching the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Here at Pivotal, we believe our team members are a vital role in our communities success! If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have the passion for providing quality services to seniors - keep reading!

Our beautiful, 5 star, boutique style communities offer several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care. Some of our communities additionally offer memory care as well. With our gorgeous boutique style model, we are able to strive to have favorable staff to resident ratios which allows our team members to have the time to build meaningful relationships with our residents.

Role:

We are seeking a dedicated Life Services Coordinator - Caregiver to join our Kennybrook Village team! The Life Services Coordinator - Caregiver is responsible for cultivating an environment that maximizes each residents independence. The Life Services Coordinator - Caregiver is responsible for delivering assistance with personal care, medications, social and recreational activities, meals, and other tasks as needed to facilitate the continued well-being of tenants.

Responsibilities:

• The Caregiver provides resident assistance with grooming and dressing guidance, bathing, and medication assistance
• The Caregiver reviews the Staff 24-Hour Communication log and corresponding Tenant Service Notes on a daily basis
• The Caregiver prepares and serves meals and snacks, followed by clean-up
• The Caregiver maintains kitchen cleanliness.
• The Caregiver makes beds and change linens.
• The Caregiver facilitates laundry service.
• The Caregiver does housekeeping to include dusting and vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms and common spaces
• The Caregiver maintains activity calendar and engage tenants in activities such as spiritual, educational, games, music, and physical activities
• The Caregiver provides companionship
• The Caregiver works effectively with minimal supervision and in a team setting
• The Caregiver follows safety policies in performing care, assuring resident safety
• The Caregiver follows and upholds policies and procedures
• The Caregiver attends and participates in facility meetings and in-service training programs as assigned
• The Caregiver follows infection control guidelines
• The Caregiver observes residents rights including, but not limited to, privacy, dignity, etc.
• The Caregiver performs all other duties as assigned by the charge nurse and/or Maggie's Place Director

Qualifications:

• The Life Services Coordinator - Caregiver must be able to think, act and intervene independently in both routine and emergency situations. He/she must be self-motivated. He/she must have a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally, with the ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Must have 1-2 years previous experience working with individuals with dementia, preferably in a memory care setting. Must be at least 18 years of age, with a high school diploma or equivalent GED.
• Valid CMA in state of which applying is preferred.

Pivotal Health Care's family of Retirement Communities include:

• Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Maggie's Place, Overland Park, KS
• Westchester Village, Lenexa KS
• Linden Woods Village, Gladstone, MO
• Prairie Vista Village, Altoona, IA
• Terrace Glen Village, Marion, IA
• Cedar Ridge Village, West Des Moines, IA
• Northridge Village, Ames, IA
• Kennybrook Village, Grimes, IA

Pivotal Health Care is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability of any other characteristic protected by law. The Pivotal Health Care family of companies is proud to be a tobacco-free campus, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes. Pivotal Health Care follows CMS and CDC protocols when considering COVID-19 vaccination.

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