Continuing care assistant

Overview

Languages

English

• 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

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Rural area
• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

• 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

Credentials

• 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

Additional information

• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check
• Immunization records
• Adult Abuse Registry check

• Own transportation

• 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

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

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

Benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Pension plan

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Wellness program