Government of Canada - Atlantic

continuing care assistant


Pay20.41 / hour
LocationTruro/Nova Scotia
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 40567267

      Overview

      Languages

      English

      Education

      • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

      Experience

      Experience an asset

      Work setting

      • Home care and visiting care agency

      Responsibilities

      Tasks

      • Supply and empty bed pans
      • Serve meal trays and feed patients
      • Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
      • Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
      • Maintain inventory of supplies
      • Bathe, dress and groom patients
      • Administer first aid in emergency situations

      Credentials

      Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

      • Continuing Care Assistant Certification
      • First Aid Certificate
      • CPR Certificate

      Additional information

      Security and safety

      • Criminal record check
      • Child Abuse Registry check
      • Vulnerable sector check
      • Tuberculosis test

      Work conditions and physical capabilities

      • Fast-paced environment
      • Physically demanding
      • Attention to detail
      • Bending, crouching, kneeling

      Personal suitability

      • Client focus
      • Dependability
      • Efficient interpersonal skills
      • Excellent oral communication
      • Flexibility
      • Organized
      • Reliability

      Benefits

      Health benefits

      • Dental plan
      • Disability benefits
      • Health care plan

      Financial benefits

      • As per collective agreement
      • Group insurance benefits
      • Life insurance
      • Mileage paid
      • Pension plan

      Long term benefits

      • Maternity and parental benefits

      Other benefits

      • Other benefits
      • Travel insurance
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