R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home is hiring
Continuing Care Assistant with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• 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

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

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

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

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