resident care aide - medical

SIENNA-BALTIC LAKEVIEW INC; Westside; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-respected nursing home, part of SIENNA-BALTIC LAKEVIEW INC, seeks a dedicated Resident Care Aide in Westside, BC. The ideal candidate will assist with personal care, provide support and companionship to residents, and maintain a clean environment. Certifications like BCLS and First Aid are required, along with a commitment to patient care and safety in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Staff accommodation available

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma.
• Experience: Experience in a similar role is an asset.
• Valid certificates: BCLS, First Aid, CPR, Personal Support Worker.

Responsibilities

• Supply and empty bed pans and assist in personal hygiene.
• Take patients' vital signs and provide companionship.
• Perform light housekeeping and maintain patients' rooms.

Skills

Client focus

Interpersonal awareness

Reliability

Education

Certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate

First Aid Certificate

CPR Certificate

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Job description

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

Work setting

• Willing to relocate
• Nursing home / home for the aged
• Staff accommodation available

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
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Provide companionship
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test
• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• As per collective agreement
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Other benefits

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Resident Care Aide Aide • Westside, BC, CA