Job Details

Employer: East Cumberland Lodge
Location: 262 Gulf Shore Rd., Box 250, Pugwash, NS,B0K 1L0
Position: Continuing Care Assistant
Vacancies: 6
Wage: 20.60/hr(without CCA Cert.) and 23.28/hr(with CCA Cert.) as per the CUPE Collective agreement.
Employment groups:
Youth, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada
Job type: Permanent employment,
Full time 30 to 40 hours /week

Job Description

Languages
English
Education
Related education in health care/Previous experience as a CCA/ Nova Scotia CCA License
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Supervise residents' exercise routines, set up and provide leisure activities. Accompany residents on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to residents' care and comfort.Take residents' blood pressure, temperature and pulse; report or record fluid intake and output;observe or monitor residents' status and document resident care on charts;collect specimens and perform other procedures as directed by nursing and hospital staff. Administer, in emergency situations, first aid to injured or ill individuals within the scope of competencies. Transport residents by wheelchair or stretcher for treatment or surgery.Carry messages, reports,requisitions and specimens between departments. Make beds and maintain residents' rooms.May perform maintenance tasks such as assisting with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related equipment.
Personal suitability
Client focus, Efficient interpersonal skills, Excellent oral communication,
Flexibility
how to apply: By Email
cnewcombe@eastcumberlandlodge.ca