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Location: The Mira
Job Description: CCA/PCW -Full-Time, Part time and Casual
Also open to RN/LPN and CCA students
A member of the interdisciplinary resident care team
Become a member of the GEM family! We offer an inclusive and welcoming work environment with competitive benefits, a generous vacation plan and plenty of learning opportunities. At GEM we strive to provide the best care, service, and quality of life for our residents in a safe, dignified, home-like environment. From housekeeping to administering medication, our staff is both the foundation and the face of our business.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- · Provide personal hygiene, oral care, skin care, toileting, bathing, feeding, dressing and grooming
- · Maintain confidentiality concerning residents, staff and organizational information
- · Work within the NSAHO Scope of Practice
- · Provide companionship and emotional support to residents
- · Maintain a safe and clean environment, adhering to facility infection control policies
What you'll need
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Reliable with a good attendance record and cheerful disposition
- Personal care of residents including restorative care and the ability to lift up to 50lbs
- Maintenance of a clean and sanitary environment
- Effective communication, both written and verbal in English
- Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning residents, staff and organizational information
- Must take initiative and be able to work with minimal supervision
- Respectful and hardworking team player with a professional and courteous manner
- CCAs will work within the NSAHO Scope of Practice
- Will be accepting RN, LPN and CCA students
Training & Experience:
- Standard First Aid or Basic Life Support - CPR / Choking - Adult
- Successful completion of CCA/PCW course
- Alzheimer course preferred
- Successful applicants must have successfully completed a CCA, First Aid and CPR course and be computer literate
- Experience in a similar environment is considered an asset
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A little bit about us
GEM Health Care Group
GEM Health Care Group is a Nova Scotian, family run business which has been enhancing the lives of seniors in the communities where they operate since 1979.
We continue to remain a leader in transforming how health care is delivered to seniors in Nova Scotia and we strive to provide the best care, service, and quality of life for our residents in a safe, dignified, home-like environment.
GEM currently operates various levels of seniors' care facilities throughout Nova Scotia, Ontario, and in Hollywood, Florida.
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Work With Us
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Casual
Pay: Up to $48,000.00 per year - Wages based on UNIFOR contract.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Supplemental Pay:
Overtime pay