Covid-19 Screener

**COVID-19 SCREENER (Part-Time ) - Regency Long Term Care**

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Ability to communicate positively with other staff, residents and families
- Demonstrates empathy, concern and interest in providing quality care and service to residents
- Demonstrates organizational skills and ability to complete assignments in a timely fashion
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Flexible, adaptable, able to work in a busy environment and respond to sometimes unpredictable situations.
- Complete a mandatory police check with a vulnerable sector check
- Negative COVID-19 test
- Fully COVID-19 vaccinated

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Screens all incoming and departing staff, visitors and essential caregivers for symptoms of and exposure to COVID-19.
- Does not permit anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19 to enter the home and advises them to go home immediately to self-isolate and encourages them to be tested.
- Ensures that all entering facility complete hand hygiene using ABHR
- Supervises scheduled visiting appointments and ensures that all visitors comply with Ministry Directives for visitors i.e. wearing face covering and or masks, social distancing, etc.,
- Disinfects all surfaces, chairs, booklets, pen(s) etc. after every visitor and resident
- Disinfects all deliveries for residents and delivers them to the nursing station
- Monitors the parking lot and ensures that residents remain on the property.
- Respects residents’ rights, privacy and confidentiality.
- Communicates courteously with residents, families and visitors.
- Observes residents and informs staff on duty of any resident concerns.
- Utilizes effective infection control techniques i.e. proper PPE, hand washing, etc.
- Communicates effectively with teammates and subsequent shifts.
- Participates in facility fire drills and follow fire policies and procedures.
- Participates in facility education and training opportunities.
- Carries out all other duties as directed by Director of Care and or delegate
- Command of the English language

Interested applicants please forward your resume in confidence to the attention of:
Alicia Parris, IPAC Lead

In Ontario, Extendicare, ParaMed Home Health Care and affiliated organizations including our partner homes in Extendicare Assist, accommodate the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodation needs must be provided in advance. To discuss your needs, please contact the individual noted in the posting.

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