Caregiver Manager
TheKey · New Haven, CT · 3 days ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the role
TheKey is dedicated to helping clients live independently at home through comprehensive, personalized care services. We provide training, resources, and support to our employee-teams to ensure they deliver exceptional care.
Responsibilities
- Train and supervise caregivers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure they deliver compassionate and effective care to clients.
- Provide supervision to the caregivers, including coaching, counseling, and corrective action, ensuring the caregivers are fully prepared for assigned duties.
- Conduct performance evaluations, offer feedback, and implement development plans to enhance caregiver skills and performance.
- Ensure that caregivers are matched appropriately with clients based on the needs of the client, the caregivers' skills, experience, and availability.
- Develop and manage caregiver schedules, ensuring adequate coverage for all clients and responding promptly to changes or emergencies.
- Cook up with administrative staff to facilitate seamless communication and efficient workflow between caregivers and the office.
- Conduct regular assessments of care services to ensure compliance with established organizational standards and state regulations.
- Implement quality improvement initiatives based on feedback and evaluation results to enhance the quality of care provided.
- Support and facilitate ongoing training for caregivers to enhance their skills.
- Maintain accurate records ensuring that caregiver profiles, timekeeping, and availability are kept up to date.
- Properly enter client and caregiver scheduling information into appropriate systems and update as necessary.
- Review caregiver payroll, including timekeeping, time off requests, and approve daily/weekly for payroll processing.
- Schedule client visits according to care plans and staff availability.
- Document incoming concerns from clients and report to management as applicable; identify trends and offer suggestions to improve the overall effectiveness of Caregivers.
- Meet caregiver retention guidelines, and develop and implement retention improvement plans.
- Support workers' compensation claims from start to finish, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
- Work closely with our Workers' Compensation team to ensure compliance with all workers' compensation laws and regulations.
- Comply with all relevant health and safety regulations to maintain a secure workplace for all staff.
- On-call and after-hours support as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or the equivalent experience.
- Two (2) years experience in health care, elder care, social work, or related industry.
- One (1) year of scheduling experience in a health care or human services setting using an online scheduling system is preferred.
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure with changing priorities and stated deadlines, and effectively handle a heavy workload.
- Able to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with clinical and non-clinical personnel.
- Computer proficiency and ability to document timely and accurate notes in the system.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to travel approximately up to 10% of the time.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 15-20 pounds.
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk for prolonged periods of time throughout the workday.
- Ability to use standard office equipment.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- TouchCare VirtualCare
- Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401(k) Matching
- Employee Assistance Program
- PTO Plan for Non-Exempt Employees
- Flexible PTO Plan for Exempt Employees
- Holidays and Floating Holidays
- Pet Insurance