Continuing Care Assistant Job

Job Details:
Job Title: Continuing Care Assistant
Company Name: Laurel's Lake Residence Inc.
Position Available: 6
Business and Work Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Working Hours: 30-48 hours per week
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: $20.00-$21.00 per hour

Responsibilities:
• 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

Employment requirement:
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• 1-7 months of experience
• English is a must
• Work must be completed at the physical location

Additional Information:
Security and safety
• Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities
• 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

Weight handling
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Please email your resume to [email protected] and include “Continuing Care Assistant” in the subject line. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.