Continuing Care Assistant
- Lockeport, NS, Canada
Per diem
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
**MacLeod Surf Lodge Nursing Home is a 36-bed facility overlooking the beautiful Back Harbour of historic Lockeport.**
**Operating under MacLeod Group Health Services Limited (MGHSL), MacLeod Cares offers a positive, fair, fun, and productive workplace where you can grow your career. We are looking for the best and brightest people who are committed in helping us maintain the highest standards in person centered care and service excellence.**
**As a CCA, you will work within a team of highly skilled professionals who together, provide excellent medical and compassionate care for our residents. MacLeod Cares strives to be industry leading while demonstrating exceptional care for our residents and their families. You can expect to receive mentorship, training, and opportunities for professional growth, whether you are just starting your career or have demonstrated a lifelong love for helping others.**
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**Are you:**
- **A Nova Scotia Certified CCA or equivalent with medication administration certificate**
- **A student currently enrolled in the LPN program who has taken the Pharmacology course**
- **A student currently enrolled in the Paramedic program who has taken the Pharmacology course**
- **Compassionate**
- **Positive**
- **Excellence driven with a sincere desire to work with the elderly**
- **Able to obtain a clean vulnerable sector check / criminal record check**
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Continuing Care Assistant at MacLeod Cares will help residents with daily care and support their wellbeing in a compassionate way. The role works alongside nurses and other care professionals in a nursing home setting.
Requirements
Candidates need a Nova Scotia Certified CCA or equivalent with a medication administration certificate, or be enrolled in an LPN or Paramedic program having completed pharmacology. They must be compassionate, positive, and able to pass a vulnerable sector check.
Skills
- Personal care for elderly residents
- Medication administration
- Person-centred care
- Resident support
- Compassionate care
- Teamwork with care professionals
- Communication with residents and families
- Vulnerable sector check compliance
Benefits
- Mentorship
- Training
- Professional growth opportunities
Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Continuing Care Assistant
- CCA
- nursing home
- long-term care
- personal care
- elder care
- seniors care
- medication administration
- per diem
- resident care
- health care aide
- Nova Scotia
- vulnerable sector check
- person-centred care
Seniority
Entry level
Perks
- Paid training
Licences and certifications
- Nova Scotia Certified CCA