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continuing care assistant

Posted on October 08, 2024 by Employer details Valley Prime Caregivers

Job details

  • LocationKentville, NS
  • Workplace information On the road
  • Salary24.00 hourly / 60 to 80 hours bi-weekly
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, Overtime, On Call, Flexible Hours, Early Morning, Morning
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits, Other benefits
  • vacancies 5 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3110401

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work setting

  • Home care and visiting care agency
  • Rural area
  • Various locations
  • Willing to relocate
  • Hospital or home for the aged
  • Hospital/medical facility or clinic
  • Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
  • 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
  • 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check
  • Child Abuse Registry check
  • Vulnerable sector check
  • Adult Abuse Registry check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

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

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Night shift premium
  • Pension plan

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available

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
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-11-16

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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continuing care assistant NOC 33102 Annapolis Valley Region
Median wage Help -
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