Adaptacare Personal Care Homes Inc is seeking for three (3) reliable, EXPERIENCED, and compassionate Health Care Aides to work with our senior residents in a private-supportiveliving facility located in the North side City of Lethbridge, Alberta. This is for a term/contract 12 month-period of secure employment.
Work hours per week: 30 hours per week
Employment conditions: On call, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Shift, Weekend,Night, Flexible hours
Start Date: ASAP
Credentials
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate, First Aid Certificate, Nursing Aide Certificate,Health Care Aide Certificate Basic security clearance, Criminal Record Check, ImmunizationRecords
Education Requirements
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 monthsto less than 1 year OR equivalent relevant experience.
Essential Skills
Takes patient’s blood pressure, temperature and pulse; Weigh, lift, turn and positionpatients; Supervise patient’s exercise routines; Administer suppositories; colonic irrigationsand enemas; Bathe, dress and groom patients; Transport patients in wheelchair orstretcher; Answer call signals; Collect specimens; Accompany patients on outsiderecreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.Administer first aid in emergency situations.
Experience
Preference is given to those with minimum 5 years full time work experience providing direct personal care to seniors and/or persons with disabilities or chronic medical conditions in acontinuing care facility setting.
Languages
English
Weight Handling
Up to 45 kg(100lbs)
Work Settings
Nursing Home/home for the aged. Fast-paced environment, work under pressure, repetitivetasks, physically demanding, manual dexterity, attention to detail, ability to distinguishbetween colours, sound discrimination, standing for extended periods, combination ofsitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching, kneeling and walking.
Additional Skills
Supple and empty bed pans; Serve meal trays and feed patients; Make beds and maintainpatients rooms; Maintain inventory of supplies
Other
Flexibility, initiative; Excellent oral communication; dependability; effective interpersonalskills; organized; team player; reliability; judgment; interpersonal awareness; client focus.
How To Apply
Email resume with cover letter to [email protected]