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Continuing care assistant

Job in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Listing for: AB Care Healthcare Inc
Full Time, Apprenticeship/Internship position
Listed on 2026-01-23
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Healthcare Nursing, Community Health, Home Health Aide
Job Description & How to Apply Below
  • Work Term:

    Permanent
  • Work Language:

    English
  • Hours:

    32 hours per week
  • Education:

    College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • Experience:

    7 months to less than 1 year
  • or equivalent experience
  • Asset languages
  • Arabic
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Work setting
  • Home care and visiting care agency
  • Work in employer's/client's home
  • Hospital or home for the aged
  • Hospital/medical facility or clinic
  • Nursing home/home for the aged
  • Public or community health centre
  • Tasks
  • Supply and empty bed pans
  • Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
  • Serve meal trays and feed patients
  • Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
  • Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
  • Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
  • Supervise patients' exercise routines
  • Bathe, dress and groom patients
  • Transport patients between care facilities
  • Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
  • Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
  • Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
  • Administer first aid in emergency situations
  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
  • Continuing Care Assistant Certification
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Health Care Aide Certificate
  • Security and safety
  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check
  • Immunization records
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking
  • Personal suitability
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Patience
  • Screening questions
  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
  • Employment terms options
  • Early morning
  • Employment terms options
  • Evening
  • Shift
  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Night
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Health benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits
  • Other benefits
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Transportation provided by employer
  • Parking available
  • Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
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