R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home
Antigonish, NS
Posted today
Job Details:
$24.41 - $27.13 / hour
Full-time
Entry Level
Benefits:
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Overview
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 80 to 96 hours bi-weekly
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months 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? 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
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