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The position requires a reliable conscientious person capable of providing quality care for Seniors, while providing a safe and comfortable home-like environment. Includes working Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - 12 hour shifts. One 8 hour day of assigned duties on Monday every 2nd week. Personal Care homes are governed by Sask. Health's operations procedures. Previous experience working with seniors preferred. Ability to make choices, decisions and act in the residents and managements best inerest ae required. Providing leadership to residents and fellow staff members, maintaining a positive role model for all staff.
Salary commensurate with experience.
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
- 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
- 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
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check