Country Lane Estates NB INC., situated at Fredericton, NB E3B 6J9, is seeking applications for the job position of Personal Support Worker – Nursing Care who are enthusiastic and possess excellent interpersonal skills. The selected applicant must join and assume their responsibilities at the earliest. The employer is offering a permanent or full-time position. The candidate must work on a shift basis and must be willing to work overtime.
Employer Name: Country Lane Estates NB INC
Position: Personal support worker – nursing care
No. of vacancies: 6
Salary: $20.00 to $23.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: Fredericton, NB E3B 6J9
Also hiring: Car washer
Job Description
- The candidate will be responsible for accompanying patients to outdoor recreational activities.
- The candidate must assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up, and assembling medical equipment.
- The candidate must assist with the maintenance and repair of medical equipment.
- The candidate must perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
- The candidate must perform other tasks related to personal care.
- The candidate will be responsible for supplying and emptying bed pans.
- The candidate must take patients’ blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
- The candidate must weigh, lift, turn, and position patients.
- The candidate will be responsible for delivering messages, reports, requisitions, and specimens across departments.
- The candidate will be responsible for making beds and maintaining patient rooms.
- The candidate will be responsible for supervising patients’ exercise routines.
- The candidate must administer suppositories, colonic irrigations, and enemas.
- The candidate will be responsible for bathing, dressing, and grooming patients.
- The candidate must transport patients between care facilities.
- The candidate must transport patients in a wheelchair or stretcher.
- The candidate must respond to call signals to determine the needs of patients.
- The candidate must collect specimens.
- The candidate must prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and sterilising surgical areas.
- The candidate must provide first aid in an emergency.
Job Requirements
- The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
- The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
- A candidate with experience is an asset.
- The candidate must have a First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate, Nursing Aide Certificate, and Health Care Aide Certificate.
- The candidate should be client-focused.
- The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
- The candidate should be organized and flexible.
- The candidate must be capable of acting on their own initiative.
- The candidate must be interpersonally aware.
- The candidate should be a good team player.
- The candidate must have patience.
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- The candidate should be willing to work under pressure..
- The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
- The candidate should have an eye for detail.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
Benefits
- The employer will provide Health, Financial, and other applicable benefits to the selected candidate.
- Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Health care plan, an insurance product that covers the individual’s medical and surgical expenses.
- Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Mileage compensation, which is the cost associated with using their private vehicle for business-related errands and trips.
- In addition to the Health and Financial benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property.
How to Apply
If you have a keen interest in applying, kindly utilize the provided alternatives to submit your application.
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