Continuing care assistant

Overview

Languages
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English

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

1 to less than 7 months

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

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, 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 wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

• Initiative
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Patience

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

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, Support for youths, Support for Indigenous people, Supports for visible minorities.

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities