Job Order Detail

Description

Description
Brightwater Senior Living of Riverbend, an 65-suite memory care community, seeks a very positive, caring, fun, energetic and compassionate person to serve as a
Resident Assistant in our beautiful community. This position starts as casual but could lead to permanent full time employment.

Role:
Assists residents with performance of activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, etc., and assisting with community activities programs.

Preference is given to candidates with a Continuing Care Assistant Certificate from a recognized college, and have a current First Aid/CPR Certificate. Previous experience working in a Personal Care Home is an asset.

Preference is given to candidates available for day, evening, and night shifts as part of their rotation.

Skills And Abilities
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Basic security clearance
Work Setting
- Home for the aged
Essential Skills
- Continuous learning
- Computer use
- Finding information
- Job task planning and organizing
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Working with others
- Oral communication
- Document use
- Reading text
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Attention to detail
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Fast-paced environment
Additional Skills
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
Specific Skills
- Answer call signals
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Lift, turn or massage patients
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate