Continuing care assistant/Antigonish
Job Description
Posted on May 25, 2024 by Employer details R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home
Job details
- Location64 Pleasant Street Antigonish, NSB2G 1W7
- Salary22.23 to 24.09 hourly (To be negotiated) / 80 to 96 hours bi-weekly
- Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
- Day, Night, Weekend, Shift, Overtime, On Call, To be determined, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date Starts as soon as possible
- Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits, Other benefits
- vacancies4 vacancies
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
Work setting
- Rural area
- Nursing home/home for the aged
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Answer call signals to determine patients’ needs
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
- Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training
- Continuing Care Assistant Certification
- Nursing Aide Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Immunization records
- Adult Abuse Registry check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
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
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Group insurance benefits
- Pension plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Wellness program
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.
How to apply
By email
In person
64 Pleasant StreetAntigonish, NSB2G 1W7Between 08:00 a.m. and 04:00 p.m.
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Cover letter
- Letter of recommendation
- Proof of the requested certifications
- Copy of portfolio or relevant work examples
- Highest level of education and name of institution where it was completed
- Copy of latest school transcript
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