continuing care assistant

Government of Canada; Town of Mahone Bay; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A government organization in Mahone Bay is looking for a Continuing Care Assistant to assist patients with various personal care tasks and outdoor activities. The ideal candidate will have relevant certifications and a commitment to providing high-quality care. This role requires onsite work, with no remote options available. Applicants should be prepared for a fast-paced and physically demanding environment, with an emphasis on client focus and teamwork.

Benefits

Vision care benefits

Learning/training paid by employer

Free parking available

Team building opportunities

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of related experience.
• Must have valid immunization records.
• Criminal record check and vulnerable sector check are required.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate

Continuing Care Assistant Certification

First Aid Certificate

CPR Certificate

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Continuing Care Assistant Certification
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization Area of work experience

• University or college

Additional information Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Benefits Health benefits

• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available