Continuing care assistant
Mountains and Meadows Care Group Bridgetown, Nova Scotia
Permanent
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 80 hours bi-weekly
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Work setting- Rural area
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Nursing home/home for the aged
Tasks- Supply and empty bed pans
- 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
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses - Continuing Care Assistant Certification
Security and safety- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities- Fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Personal suitability- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Experience- Experience an asset
Health benefits- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Pension plan
Long term benefits- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program
Salary: $44,660.00 to $48,419.00 annually (to be negotiated)
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