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Deep South Personal Care Home is a 24 bed private care facility in the town of Pangman.
Requirements:
Previous experience within a Care Home is a must.
Must be able to successfully report to next shift and vice versa.
Have a good knowledge and understanding of Resident Records (what to do and how to do it)
Work well independently and complete tasks in a timely manner.
Successful multi-tasker
Be able to follow direction and give direction to keep everyone accountable.
Be willing to ask questions and continue learning.
Certification Requirements:
Have a clear Criminal Record(Vulnerable Sector)
Continuing Care Aide Certificate or Personal Care Worker Course
Valid SFA/CPR/AED certificate
Food Safety Certificate
Have or Obtain WHMIS, TLR and PART within 3 months of hire
Continue education with courses at least every 2 years.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- 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
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Lift, turn or massage patients
- Collect specimens
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Answer call signals
Work Setting
- Home for the aged
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)