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Join Our Team as a Continuing Care Assistant!

Company: AB Care Healthcare Inc

Job Category: Health and Wellness

Location: Halifax, NS

Salary: $20.40 to $22.70 hourly (to be negotiated)

About the Role

Are you passionate about providing compassionate care and support to those in need? AB Care Healthcare Inc is seeking a dedicated Continuing Care Assistant to join our dynamic team. This is a permanent position offering 30 hours of work per week, where you will play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for our clients.

Work Setting

As a Continuing Care Assistant, you will have the opportunity to work in various settings, including:

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Employer's/client's home
• Hospital or home for the aged
• Hospital/medical facility or clinic
• Nursing home/home for the aged
• Public or community health centre

Key Responsibilities

Your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Supplying and emptying bed pans
• Taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse
• Serving meal trays and assisting patients with feeding
• Weighing, lifting, turning, and positioning patients
• Delivering messages, reports, requisitions, and specimens between departments
• Making beds and maintaining patients' rooms
• Supervising patients' exercise routines
• Bathing, dressing, and grooming patients
• Transporting patients between care facilities
• Answering call signals to determine patients' needs
• Preparing patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and sterilizing operative areas
• Administering first aid in emergency situations

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Education: College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 to 2 years
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year or equivalent experience
• Certifications:
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
  • Continuing Care Assistant Certification
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Nursing Aide Certificate
  • Health Care Aide Certificate
• Security and Safety: Basic security clearance, criminal record check, immunization records

Work Conditions

This role requires:

• A fast-paced environment
• The ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• A combination of sitting, standing, and walking

Personal Suitability

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Client-focused
• Dependable and reliable
• Efficient in interpersonal skills
• Excellent in oral communication
• Flexible and organized
• Team players with interpersonal awareness

Benefits

At AB Care Healthcare Inc, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits, including:

• Health care plan
• Dental plan
• Vision care benefits
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available

Support for Newcomers and Refugees

We are committed to supporting newcomers and refugees by:

• Participating in community programs that assist with immediate settlement needs
• Facilitating access to community resources, language training, and skills training
• Recruiting individuals displaced by conflict or natural disasters

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of others and meet the qualifications outlined above, we encourage you to apply and join our dedicated team at AB Care Healthcare Inc!

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.