Nursing assistant

HappyTailsPlayHouse; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 40,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

HappyTailsPlayHouse in Canada seeks a Nursing Assistant to provide compassionate nursing care to residents. You will monitor and record symptoms, perform vital signs, weigh-ins, hygiene, and assist with daily activities to support residents' well-being.

You will document observations, administer medications as prescribed, report changes to the physician, and collaborate with the care team to ensure safe, respectful care. Training and attention to asepsis and safety are required.

Responsibilities

• Review and complete records to ensure follow-up and care for residents.
• Provides nursing care such as taking vital signs, hygiene care, observation and attention to bio-psychosocial needs.
• Pays particular attention to resident operating conditions by observing pathophysiological signs and records relevant notes for follow-up.
• Ensures compliance with asepsis, hygiene and safety so residents are comfortable.
• Administers medications as prescribed or provides them directly to residents and sends urgent prescriptions to pharmacy.
• Makes reports of accidents, infections, errors in drug administration, or any situation affecting resident wellbeing for corrective action.
• Secures residents by explaining health status and offering comfort and encouragement.
• Welcomes new residents, completes health and assistance files for required care.
• Uses medical equipment (e.g., BP, glucose) to provide routine care and refers to medical staff as required.
• Notifies family of health status when necessary and raises awareness of precarious situations.
• Teaches residents, per healthcare standards, the care and treatments initiated.
• Participates in medical visits to review health status and document information.
• Completes forms/documents and prepares routine reports for follow-up.
• Any other infirmary tasks as requested by supervisor

Job description

The nursing assistant is responsible for providing nursing care to residents; monitoring and recording symptoms and changes in residents' condition; and writing reports.

Tasks

• Review and complete records to ensure necessary follow-up and care for residents within their jurisdiction.
• Provides nursing care such as taking vital signs, intravenous injection, weighing and measuring, general hygiene care, observation and attention to bio-psychosocial needs, etc. residents, in relation to their established profile and needs in order to provide them with a state of well-being and create a climate of security.
• Pays particular attention to resident operating conditions by observing pathophysiological signs and symptoms and records relevant notes on file for follow-up.
• Ensures compliance with the basic rules of asepsis, hygiene and safety so that residents are comfortable.
• Administers medications as prescribed either by placing them in the pods (medication dispenser) or by providing them directly to residents to ensure they are taking their medication; sends urgent prescriptions to pharmacy.
• Makes, according to the established procedure, reports of accidents, infections, errors in the administration of drugs or any other situations that may affect the wellbeing of the residents so that administrative or corrective measures are implemented by management, if applicable.
• Secures residents, based on medical results or profile, by explaining their health status, by comforting with encouragement, good words, attention, etc., for the sake of their well-being.
• Welcomes, according to the established procedure, new residents, completes the health and assistance file and ensures its execution in order to provide residents with the required care.
• Uses medical equipment and devices (e.g., blood pressure, blood sugar levels, etc.) to provide routine care to residents and refer residents to medical staff as required.
• Notifies, depending on the medical results, parents or family of the health status of residents who are in a precarious situation or other to raise awareness.
• Teaches residents, according to health care standards, the care and treatments initiated to allow them to administer care and treatments.
• Participates, as required, in medical visits with the physician of record to review the health status of the residents visited and to record the necessary information.
• Completes appropriate forms and documents; prepares correspondence and routine reports as required based on available information to ensure necessary follow-up.
• Any other tasks related to the infirmary that may be requested by their supervisor