continuing care assistant

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency

Tasks

• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Supply and empty bed pans
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Continuing Care Assistant Certification
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Nursing Aide Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
• Pension plan

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Travel insurance
• Wellness program