Support Worker jobs in Saskatoon, SK

Continuing Care Assistant

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Provides personal care and activities of daily living for clients/residents to encourage optimum level of functioning. Supports clients/residents in meeting their physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

♦ Continuing Care Assistant Certificate

♦ First Aid

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

♦ Basic computer skills, where required by the job

♦ Interpersonal, organizational and communication skills

♦ Ability to work independently

EXPERIENCE:

♦ Previous Experience an Asset

KEY ACTIVITIES:

Direct Care and Monitoring of Clients /Residents:

♦ Assists with activities of daily living as per care plan (e.g., nutrition, personal care and   mobility).

♦ Provides input into the development of nursing care plans.

♦ Provides bathing and grooming services (e.g., hair care, shaves, nail care).

♦ Dresses and undresses clients/residents.

♦ Provides oral care

♦ Provides bowel and bladder care

♦ Transfers/lifts and repositioning of clients/residents

♦ Assists clients/residents with range-of-motion and personal exercise programs.

♦ Prepares meals (e.g., plans, prepares, serves and cleans up), where required.

♦ Assists with treatments as per care plan (e.g., ointments and simple dressings).

♦ Monitors and ensures proper nutrition and hydration (e.g., assist/feed, cut meats, tube feeds).

♦ Observes, reports (written and/or shift) and records physical and psychological observations/changes in client/patient/resident condition (e.g., skin/scars/condition of feet/nails, mobility, nutrition, vital signs and glucose levels).

♦ Promotes the social, spiritual, psychological and emotional well-being of clients/patients/ residents, monitors and reports to the care team changes in behaviour.

♦ Promotes good communication with clients/residents and their support system.

♦ Provides medication assistance as per protocol, where required.

♦ Assists/escorts clients/residents to activities, appointments, outings, where required (e.g., family visits, court appearances).

♦ Responds to patient call systems, where required.

Indirect Care

♦ Records information in clients/residents chart.

♦ Files/maintains documentation (charts and notes).

♦ Makes/changes bed linens, empties hamper, waste disposal and tidies room.

♦ Launders client/resident items, where required.

♦ Cleans and sanitizes all related equipment and surroundings (e.g., wheelchairs, I.V. poles, nebulizers).

♦ Completes transfer/lift/repositioning and falls prevention assessments.

Pay: $22.00-$24.00 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Warman, SK: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Secondary School (required)

Experience:

• CCA: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• CCA Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person