Continuing Care Assistant

Employer: Richmond Villa

Location: St. Peter's, Nova Scotia

Salary: $20.22 hourly

Languages: English Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year Tasks: Supply and empty bed pans. Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse. Serve meal trays and feed patients. Weigh, lift, turn and position patients. Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments. Make beds and maintain patients' rooms. Supervise patients' exercise routines. Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas. Maintain inventory of supplies. Transport patients between care facilities. Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher. Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks. Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Bending, crouching, kneeling Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills. Excellent oral communication. Flexibility