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West Park Crossing is a 79 bed Retirement Community with 24 hour care service available.
West Park Crossing is currently recruiting:
Full Time Resident Assistant
Responsibilities
Encourage participation in activity programs by assisting residents to and from activities
Provide emotional and social support to residents/families
Adheres to established departmental policies and procedures regarding documentation, quality assurance, fire, safety, and environment and infection control
Completes housekeeping tasks as scheduled
Assist residents with performance of activities of daily living as indicated in service plans
Perform dining service duties as indicated on Daily Assignment form, including but not limited to serving meals, delivering meal trays to suites, bussing tables, cleaning dining room after meals and setting tables and other cleaning
Consults with and informs nurses and Director of Wellness on resident activated, needs and matters related to resident care
Qualifications
PCW Certification
Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and writing
Maintain any certificates as required by provincial regulations
Ability to work in a team environment
Available for ongoing training as related to the needs of the residents
Experience
Experience as a PCW/CCA
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Specific Skills
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Lift, turn or massage patients
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Answer call signals
Work Setting
- Home for the aged
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)