Continuing Care Assistant
SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
Provides personal care and activities of daily living for clients/residents to encourage optimum level of functioning. Supports clients/residents in meeting their physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
♦ Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
♦ First Aid
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
♦ Basic computer skills, where required by the job
♦ Interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
♦ Ability to work independently
EXPERIENCE:
♦ Previous Experience an Asset
KEY ACTIVITIES:
Direct Care and Monitoring of Clients /Residents:
♦ Assists with activities of daily living as per care plan (e.g., nutrition, personal care and mobility).
♦ Provides input into the development of nursing care plans.
♦ Provides bathing and grooming services (e.g., hair care, shaves, nail care).
♦ Dresses and undresses clients/residents.
♦ Provides oral care
♦ Provides bowel and bladder care
♦ Transfers/lifts and repositioning of clients/residents
♦ Assists clients/residents with range-of-motion and personal exercise programs.
♦ Prepares meals (e.g., plans, prepares, serves and cleans up), where required.
♦ Assists with treatments as per care plan (e.g., ointments and simple dressings).
♦ Monitors and ensures proper nutrition and hydration (e.g., assist/feed, cut meats, tube feeds).
♦ Observes, reports (written and/or shift) and records physical and psychological observations/changes in client/patient/resident condition (e.g., skin/scars/condition of feet/nails, mobility, nutrition, vital signs and glucose levels).
♦ Promotes the social, spiritual, psychological and emotional well-being of clients/patients/ residents, monitors and reports to the care team changes in behaviour.
♦ Promotes good communication with clients/residents and their support system.
♦ Provides medication assistance as per protocol, where required.
♦ Assists/escorts clients/residents to activities, appointments, outings, where required (e.g., family visits, court appearances).
♦ Responds to patient call systems, where required.
Indirect Care
♦ Records information in clients/residents chart.
♦ Files/maintains documentation (charts and notes).
♦ Makes/changes bed linens, empties hamper, waste disposal and tidies room.
♦ Launders client/resident items, where required.
♦ Cleans and sanitizes all related equipment and surroundings (e.g., wheelchairs, I.V. poles, nebulizers).
♦ Completes transfer/lift/repositioning and falls prevention assessments.
Pay: $22.00-$24.00 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Warman, SK: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Secondary School (required)
Experience:
Licence/Certification:
- CCA Certificate (required)
Work Location: In person
