Dignity Care ~ Care Manager Position

Care Manager Job Description

Dignity Care, a premier locally owned homecare agency, is seeking a Care Manager to join our dedicated and skilled home care team. Our Care Managers serve as the primary liaison between our clients, their families, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals. This position includes some caregiving hours.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform client assessments/intakes
Train and supervise care giving teams
Coordinate monthly team meetings
Communicate regularly with clients and their families
Develop and assess client Care Plans
Uphold our compassionate high standard of care
Maintain professionalism at all times
Work caregiving shifts when needed

QUALIFICATIONS/DESIRED TRAITS

Minimum of 2 years care giving experience
Care manager, social worker, CNA, or equivalent
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
Extremely responsible and compassionate
Self-motivated, but also a team player
Good conflict resolution skills
Skilled in finding creative solutions to address a diversity of homecare challenges
Comfortable supervising care giving teams
Maintain attention to detail without loosing sight of the big picture / overall priorities

SALARY

Care Giving: Will start at $11/hour with potential to increase to $13/hour after a trial period.
Care Management: Will start at $14/hour with potential to increase to $15.50/hr after a trial period.
Case Management: $25/hour
We also have plans to initiate quarterly profit sharing measures starting in Dec of 2006.

Care Manager Application

Name:
Phone (cell):
Phone (home):
E-mail:
Address:

Education History

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Recent Work History

Please fill in the following information for your three most recent places of employment:

Employer 1:
Supervisor's name:
Supervisor's phone:
Employment dates:
Skills acquired/accomplishments:
Reason for leaving:

Employer 2:
Supervisor's name:
Supervisor's phone:
Employment dates:
Skills acquired/accomplishments:
Reason for leaving:

Employer 3:
Supervisor's name:
Supervisor's phone:
Employment dates:
Skills acquired/accomplishments:
Reason for leaving:

Previous care giving experience

Please summarize your previous care giving experience.

Please be specific about your skill level (e.g. med certified, skilled with transfers, types of clients you have worked with, etc.).

Why have you chosen to work in the field of elder care?

Please share any other life experiences which you feel would be pertinent to this position.

Additional questions

This position will start as part-time and could grow to full-time if you are interested in doing so. How many hours a week would you ideally like to work?

Are you willing to supplement your Care Management hours with Care Giving hours if needed? YES; NO

The starting salary for Care Management is $14/hr, with potential to earn $15.50/hr after a month trial period. The starting salary for care giving is $11/hr, which will increase to $13/hr after your month trial period. Is this acceptable to you? YES; NO

All of our Care Managers / Care Givers are hired as independent contractors (rather than employees), so you will be responsible for filing and paying all self-employment taxes. Are you comfortable with this? YES; NO