- 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.
Work setting
- Rural area
- Nursing home/home for the aged
Responsibilities Tasks
- 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 Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- 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
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Immunization records
- Adult Abuse Registry check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- 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
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Advantages Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Group insurance benefits
- Pension plan
Other Benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Wellness program
Employment groups This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for Veterans
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
📌 continuing care assistant (Antigonish)
🏢 RK MacDonald Nursing Home
📍 Antigonish
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