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Thank you.
Do you enjoy meaningful work that makes a difference in someone's life?
We have one part time position to fill for a soft spoken, compassionate, detail orientated personal care worker who is happy to assist an adult male quadriplegic in his home, community and sometimes with travelling. You will be his arms and legs assisting him to to live his best life. You will be working with all the latest technology and equipment making it a safe and inviting work environment.
Shifts are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday overnights and you are able to sleep during your shift and get up to help as needed through the night. Orientation will include a series of mornings between 7:30 AM and 11 AM as well as evenings between 7 PM and 10:30 PM. Experience is an asset but not a requirement.
Duties:
Positioning in bed
Assist with catheterization.
Duties for mornings/evenings:
Assisting with exercise and range of motion.
Assist with dressing and undressing.
Transfer, using ceiling track, between bed, wheelchair and commode.
Positioning in bed.
Help with shower, brushing teeth and brushing hair.
Assist with self catheterization.
Bowel care.
Meal preparation.
Clean and tidy up after performing other duties.
Other personal care & light duties as directed.
Be respectful of the client and the households.
Occasional traveling away from home.
Assisting in the community
Skill/Knowledge/Physical Requirements:
1.Caring, detail orientated person
2.Confidential
3.Tidy
4.Takes direction well
5.Able to prepare basic meals
6.Physically fit and capable of assisting a man move
7.Previous experience as a personal care attendant an asset.
8.Vehicle & Drivers License
9.Flexible with your time
10.First Aid/CPR
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
Additional Skills
- Supply and empty bed pans
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens
Specific Skills
- Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Lift, turn or massage patients
- Collect specimens
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Answer call signals
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
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