continuing care assistant
Education:
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.
Work setting:
Rural area. Nursing home/home for the aged.
Tasks:
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
- Perform other duties related to personal care.
- Serve meal trays and feed patients.
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
- Bathe, dress and groom patients.
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate.
- Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training.
- Continuing Care Assistant Certification.
- CPR Certificate.
- Nursing Aide Certificate.
- Health Care Aide Certificate.
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.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
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.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Support for Veterans:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.
Support for Indigenous people:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.