continuing care assistant

Remember When HealthCare; Bedford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Remember When HealthCare is seeking compassionate healthcare assistants to join their team in Bedford. The role involves assisting patients with daily activities while ensuring their comfort and safety. Successful candidates will have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and possess necessary certifications for patient care.

Benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Qualifications

• Experience in patient care and comfort is preferred.
• Certificates in First Aid and CPR are required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, and setting up medical equipment.
• Transport patients between care facilities and assist with personal care.

Skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

Judgement

Reliability

Patience

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

First Aid Certificate

CPR Certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  
  

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
  
  

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
  
  

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  
  

Personal suitability

• Initiative
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Patience
  
  

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
  
  

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  
  

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
  
  

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
  
  

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities