Personal Care Assistant (PCA)

globalhealthemployment; Halifax; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A private home care center in Halifax is seeking an experienced Personal Care Assistant to join their care team. This role involves providing personal care to residents, assisting with hygiene and daily living activities, and observing any changes in the residents' conditions. The ideal candidate should have completed a CCA/PCW course and have effective communication skills. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents while working in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Effective communication, both written and verbal in English.
• Ability to provide personal care of residents including restorative care.
• Capability to lift up to 50lbs.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with hygiene and daily living activities.
• Keep resident rooms tidy and organized.
• Observe changes in resident’s condition and report to supervisor.

Skills

Effective communication

Personal care assistance

Restorative care knowledge

Education

Completion of CCA/PCW course

Standard First Aid or Basic Life Support – CPR

Alzheimer course

Job description

Our client is a private home care center located in the heart of Halifax and is currently seeking an experienced Personal Care Assistant to join our care team. As a Personal Care Assistant, you will provide client personal care to residents in accordance with their care plans in order to meet the individual residents’ needs. Daily tasks assigned by the Charge Nurse (supervisor).

• Assist residents with hygiene and daily living activities including bathing, dressing, oral care, skin care, positioning in bed, feeding, and transferring.
• Assist in admission and in-house transfers as directed by the charge nurse.
• Answer resident call bells.
• Keep resident rooms tidy and organized.
• Clean and make beds, strip beds and room of discharged residents.
• Measure and record intake and outputs.
• Share in observing changes in resident’s condition and report observations to immediate supervisor.

Requirements

• Standard First Aid or Basic Life Support – CPR
• Successful completion of CCA/PCW course
• Alzheimer course preferred
• Experience in a similar environment is considered an asset
• Effective communication, both written and verbal in English
• Personal care of residents including restorative care and the ability to lift up to 50lbs