Continuing care assistant
Laurel's Lake Residence Inc. Timberlea, Nova Scotia
Permanent
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 48 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
- Urban area
- Nursing home/home for the aged
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
- 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
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
- Collect specimens
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Basic security clearance
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Shift
- Does not require Canadian work experience
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Salary: $22.00 hourly
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