Evergreen Home for Special Care - Senior's Centre Located at 655 Park Street, Kentville, NS has two 0.8 permanent part time job openings for continuing care assistants ( NOC 33102 )
Salary: $21.47 to $23.27 / hour (As per the collective agreement)
Vacancies: 2
Terms of employment: 0.8 Permanent ( 64 hours bi-weekly ) with the potential to become full time ( 80 hours bi-weekly Avg.).
Start date As soon as possible
Employment conditions: Shift work
Job requirements
Languages
English
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year or equivalent experience
Experience
Experience an asset
Security and Safety
Criminal record check, Child abuse registry check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Physically demanding
Additional Skills
Supply and empty bed pans, Serve meal trays and feed patients, Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments, Make beds and maintain patients' rooms, Maintain inventory of supplies, 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
Specific Skills
Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse, Weigh, lift, turn and position patients, Supervise patients' exercise routines, Bathe, dress and groom patients, Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher, Answer call signals, Collect specimens, Administer first aid in emergency situations
Weight Handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Work Setting
Nursing home/home for the aged
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Continuing Care Assistant Certification in Nova Scotia or eligible to become certified in Nova Scotia under the recognized prior learning program within 2 years of commencing employment
How to apply
By email:
[email protected]
By fax:
902-678-5996
By mail:
655 Park St
Kentville, NS
B4N 3V7
Intended job posting audience
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
job open until filled