resident companion - medical

Government of Canada - Atlantic; Perth-Andover; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public service organization in New Brunswick is seeking individuals for patient care roles. Responsibilities include assisting patients with daily activities and medical care in a nursing home setting. Candidates must possess a secondary school graduation certificate and be prepared for physically demanding work. The position requires on-site work only, with no remote options offered.

Benefits

As per collective agreement

Qualifications

• Criminal record check and vulnerable sector check required.
• Ability to work under pressure and physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Assist with cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment.
• Perform duties related to patient care and comfort.

Skills

Client focus

Team player

Excellent oral communication

Dependability

Interpersonal awareness

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

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
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• 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
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Additional information Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

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

Benefits Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement