Special care worker - medical

Now hiring: Special care worker - medical at Grass Home Ltd in Riverview, NB. Ideally suited for a motivated individual ready to join the team immediately. Position status: Permanent employment or Full time. Shift timings include: Shift.

Job Description

• The candidate must supply and empty bed pans.
• The candidate must take patients’ blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
• The candidate must serve meal trays and feed patients.
• The candidate must weigh, lift, turn, and position patients.
• The candidate must deliver messages, reports, requisitions, and specimens between departments.
• The candidate must make beds and maintain patients’ rooms.
• The candidate must administer suppositories, colonic irrigations, and enemas.
• The candidate must bathe, dress, and groom patients.
• The candidate must transport patients in wheelchairs or stretchers.
• The candidate must answer call signals to determine patients’ needs.
• The candidate must collect specimens.
• The candidate must administer first aid in emergency situations.

Job Requirements

• The candidate must be fluent in English.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
• The candidate must be able to lift more than 45 kg (100 lbs).
• The candidate should be client-focused.
• The candidate must be dependable.
• The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
• The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
• The candidate must be flexible.
• The candidate must show initiative.
• The candidate must be interpersonally aware.
• The candidate must have good judgement skills.
• The candidate must be well-organized.
• The candidate must be reliable.
• The candidate must be a good team player.
• The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate must be able to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.
• The candidate should have an eye for detail.
• The candidate must be able to distinguish between colours.
• The candidate must have the ability to discriminate sounds.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods.
• 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.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.

Work Setting

• The candidate should work in an urban area with a high population density.
• The candidate should work in a hospital or home for the aged; an aged care home, residential care and nursing home all describe the same service.
• The candidate should work in a nursing home/home for the aged or people who don't need to be in a hospital but can't be cared for at home.

Additional Information

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate must be able to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.
• The candidate should have an eye for detail.
• The candidate must be able to distinguish between colours.
• The candidate must have the ability to discriminate sounds.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods.
• 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.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.

Security and Safety

• The candidate must have basic security clearance.
• The candidate must undergo a criminal record check.
• The candidate must be able to pass a Child Abuse Registry check.
• The candidate must provide up-to-date immunization records.

Benefits

• The candidate will receive a dental plan covering expenses for dental treatments and procedures.
• The candidate will receive vision care benefits, covering or reducing the cost of eye exams and medical eye care.

How to apply

Use the provided options and submit your application if you are interested.

By email

[email protected]

By mail

705 Coverdale Rd
Riverview, NB
E1B 3K9

In person

705 Coverdale Rd
Riverview, NB
E1B 3K9
Between 08:00 a.m. and 06:00 p.m.

• Cover letter
• Answers to the following screening questions:
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?