Continuing Care Assistant

2 weeks ago


Kentville, Canada Palmeters Country Home (1986) Ltd Full time

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 56 to 84 hours bi-weekly
- 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
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Nursing home/home for the aged
**Tasks**:

- Supply and empty bed pans
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Assist with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related equipment
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Answer call signals
- Collect specimens
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Continuing Care Assistant Certification
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Child Abuse Registry check
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
- Pension plan



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