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Join Our Team as a Continuing Care Assistant!

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? Surf Lodge Nursing Home is seeking dedicated and compassionate individuals to join our team as Continuing Care Assistants. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are committed to providing exceptional care, we want to hear from you!

About the Role

As a Continuing Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for our residents. Your responsibilities will include:

• Accompanying patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Performing duties related to patient care and comfort
• Assisting with personal care tasks
• Taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse
• Serving meal trays and assisting with feeding
• Weighing, lifting, turning, and positioning patients
• Maintaining inventory of supplies
• Bathing, dressing, and grooming patients
• Transporting patients in wheelchairs or stretchers

Work Setting

This position is based in a nursing home/home for the aged, where you will be part of a supportive and caring team.

Requirements

• Work Term: Casual
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 12 to 40 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Certificates and Licenses

• Continuing Care Assistant Certification
• First Aid Certificate

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/Travel Information

• Valid driver's license
• Own vehicle

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colors
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Weight Handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal Suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgment
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Financial Benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other Benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available

Salary

$22.22 hourly

Location

Lockeport, NS

If you are ready to embark on a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference, we encourage you to apply and join our dedicated team at Surf Lodge Nursing Home!

Disclaimer: Please note that the job posting you are about to read has been automatically generated by OpenAI based on a brief description sourced from the Job Bank.