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continuing care assistant

Shannex Incorporated logo
  • Full Time
  • Permanent

continuing care assistant

  • Shannex Incorporated
  • Posted 1 week ago
  • NOC: 33102
  • Location: Halifax, NS, B3M0R8
  • Salary: $19.11 hourly

Job Overview

  • Published On: May 19, 2026
  • Application Due: Jun 9, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Language: english
  • Views: 1

Company Overview

  • Employer: Shannex Incorporated
  • Location: Halifax, NS, CA

Job Description

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 160 hours per month
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
  • or equivalent experience

    • Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Nursing home/home for the aged

    • Tasks

  • Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
  • Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
  • Perform other duties related to personal care
  • 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
  • Maintain inventory of supplies
  • Bathe, dress and groom patients
  • Transport patients between care facilities
  • Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
  • Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
  • Collect specimens
  • Administer first aid in emergency situations

    • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Acute care nursing Certificate
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
  • Geriatric Certificate
  • Continuing Care Assistant Certification
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Nursing Aide Certificate
  • Health Care Aide Certificate

    • Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Vulnerable sector check

    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

    • Weight handling

  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

    • Personal suitability

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

    • Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

    • Employment terms options

  • Evening

    • Employment terms options

  • Shift
  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend

    • Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

    • Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Night shift premium
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

    • Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 160 hours per month
  • Salary range: $19.11 hourly
  • Postal code: B3M0R8

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