Continuing care assistant
Languages: English
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
Location: On-site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
- Assist with cleaning, sterilising, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Transport patients between care facilities
- Transport patients in a wheelchair or stretcher
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
- Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilising the operative areas
- Administer first aid in emergencies
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- A combination of sitting, standing, and walking
Personal suitability
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Patience
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for youths
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Indigenous people
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Support for visible minorities
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
