Home Health Care Aide (Continuing Care Assistant)
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Part Time leading Full Time, On Call, Shift, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening
Salary: $14.00 to $18.00 Hourly for 37.5 hours per week, Group Insurance Benefits
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (8 vacancies )
Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of high school
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): First Aid Certificate, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate, Health Care Aid Certificate, Nursing Aid Certificate, Home Support Attendant Certificate, Personal Support Worker Certificate
Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English
Type of Clientele: Convalescent, Seniors, Elderly, Persons with a mental health disability, Persons with an intellectual disability, Persons with a disability, Terminally ill, Female, Male
Specific Skills: Prepare, cook and serve meals, Plan menus for special diets, Shop for food and household supplies, Launder clothing and household linens, Perform light housekeeping and cleaning, Provide personal care, Administer bedside and personal care, Feed or assist in feeding, Assist clients to walk, Aid clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Work Location Information: Work in employer's/client's home, Urban area, Various locations
Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation, Own vehicle
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Work under pressure, Physically demanding, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety: Criminal record check, Child abuse registry check, Immunization records, Tuberculosis test
Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Continuous learning
Other Information:Able & willing work every 2nd weekend This is casual position to start; variable hours. Please include copy of CPR and CCA certificate with resume. Only those to interview contacted. Signing Bonus
Employer: WeCare Home Health Services

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How to Apply: Please apply for this job only in the manner specified by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position. By E-mail: rhonda_murphy@wecare.ca Advertised until: 2014/03/14