continuing care assistant

Laurel's Lake Residence Inc.; Upper Tantallon; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursing home seeks a Continuing Care Assistant in Upper Tantallon. The role requires assisting patients with daily tasks, administering first aid, and providing compassionate care in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have a secondary school diploma and relevant certificates.

Qualifications

• First Aid and CPR Certificate are required.
• Previous experience in caregiving is preferred.
• Available for shift or on-call work.

Responsibilities

• Supply and empty bed pans, take patients' blood pressure and pulse.
• Bathe, dress, and groom patients while maintaining their dignity.
• Administer first aid and handle emergency situations effectively.

Skills

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Interpersonal awareness

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Ability to distinguish between colours

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

• Education :

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Urban area
• Nursing home / home for the aged

Tasks

• Supply and empty bed pans
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
• 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
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

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Continuing Care Assistant • Upper Tantallon, NS, CA