Compassionate Elder Care Assistant — Part Time

County of Lambton; Petrolia; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

The County of Lambton is seeking dedicated individuals to provide personal care and support to Elders in our long-term care settings. You will assist with daily activities, meals, mobility, and maintaining a clean, safe environment, contributing to residents' independence and quality of life.

Responsibilities include bathing, dressing, feeding, transferring, lift assistance, and accurate charting. This role requires compassion, physical stamina, and adherence to care plans and facility policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to Elders and help them with all individual daily care to keep them independent as long as possible; and maintain quality of life for Elders by providing a clean, healthy, safe environment.
• Bath, toilet, change briefs, brush teeth, dress, groom, provide hair and nail care, social/personal interaction, feed, make beds and provide privacy in a dignified manner
• Communicate and try to obtain cooperation from Elders, co-workers, family members, supervisors
• Maintain the cleanliness of the Elder rooms and workspaces by cleaning wheelchairs, catheter bags, commodes/urinals, wash basins, care carts, beds, bed changes, bed side tables, closets, razors, and bathrooms
• Distribute clean linens and towels
• Clean mechanical equipment commodes, urinals, sinks and tubs
• Feed and/or assist with feeding Elders
• Open cartons, cut food, place items within reach
• Push and distribution of the snack cart to the Elders’ rooms
• Porter meals to Elders’ rooms
• Porter Elders to dining rooms, bedrooms, activities
• Lift garbage and linen bags for disposal
• Transfer Elders from bed to wheelchair etc.
• Use mechanical lifts to reposition Elders to and from lounge chairs/wheelchairs, beds, commodes tub chairs etc.
• Repositioning Elders in bed
• Application and removal of lift slings when using mechanical lifts
• Walk, exercise Elders as per care plans or as directed
• Input to HCA and Dietary Flow sheets to ensure all ADL of Elders have been completed
• Complete meal and snack sheets daily to ensure Elders are receiving appropriate caloric intake
• Cleaning schedule and maintenance book
• Report to Charge Nurse or RPN any resident situation that may occur during the shift
• Complete audits as assigned by the Supervisor
• Incumbents must keep up-to-date on all relevant legislation, collective bargaining agreements, County Policies and Procedures, etc. ensuring that these are implemented as prescribed
• Incumbents must possess the physical ability to meet the duties and responsibilities of the job description and/or the requirements identified within the position's Physical Demands Analysis

Job description

The County of Lambton is seeking dedicated individuals to provide personal care and support to Elders in our long-term care settings. You will assist with daily activities, meals, mobility, and maintaining a clean, safe environment, contributing to residents' independence and quality of life.

Responsibilities include bathing, dressing, feeding, transferring, lift assistance, and accurate charting. This role requires compassion, physical stamina, and adherence to care plans and facility policies.