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continuing care assistant

R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home logo
  • Full Time
  • Temporary

continuing care assistant

  • R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home
  • Posted 1 day ago
  • NOC: 33102
  • Location: Antigonish, NS, B2G1W7
  • Salary: $22.41 to $27.13 hourly (to be negotiated)

Job Overview

  • Published On: Jun 5, 2026
  • Application Due: Jun 26, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Temporary
  • Language: english
  • Views: 5

Company Overview

  • Employer: R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home
  • Location: Antigonish, NS, CA

Job Description

  • Work Term: Temporary
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 80 to 96 hours bi-weekly
  • Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

    • Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Nursing home/home for the aged

    • Tasks

  • Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
  • Perform other duties related to personal care
  • Serve meal trays and feed patients
  • Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
  • Bathe, dress and groom patients
  • Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
  • Answer call signals to determine patients' needs

    • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
  • Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training
  • Continuing Care Assistant Certification
  • CPR Certificate
  • Nursing Aide Certificate
  • Health Care Aide Certificate

    • Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Child Abuse Registry check
  • Immunization records
  • Adult Abuse Registry check

    • Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sound discrimination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Walking

    • Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

    • Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

    • Screening questions

  • 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?

    • Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Shift
  • Morning
  • Night
  • On call
  • To be determined
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

    • Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

    • Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Pension plan

    • Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities
  • Wellness program

    • Support for persons with disabilities

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities

    • Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

    • Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

    • Support for Veterans

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans

    • Support for Indigenous people

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

    • Support for mature workers

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

    • Supports for visible minorities

  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 80 to 96 hours bi-weekly
  • Salary range: $22.41 to $27.13 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Postal code: B2G1W7

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