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AgeCare

Runs senior living and long-term care communities

Resident Care Attendant

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 9
Part-timeKelowna, BC, CanadaCA$18.62 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Registration with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry is required.
  • Minimum Health Care Aide (HCA) provincial certification is required.
  • Fluency in English, both orally and in writing, is required to perform the work.
  • At least five years of experience as an HCA or in another nursing designation in a continuing care setting is required, along with demonstrated leadership abilities and strengths in supervision, judgment, and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience caring for residents with dementia is required.
  • The ability to perform tasks necessary for the position, including lifting and transferring clients, is required.

Responsibilities

  • Observe residents during bathing, washing, cleaning, dressing, and changing for changes in status, and report changes in condition to the Nurse as soon as possible.
  • Participate in developing the Nursing Care Plan by sharing observations, information, and knowledge of residents’ needs and strengths.
  • Share information with nursing and health care team members so the care plan addresses each resident’s individual needs holistically.
  • Bathe, shower, and wash residents according to the Nursing Care Plan and water-temperature control procedures to promote personal comfort and well-being.
  • Assist with resident transfers to and from beds, wheelchairs, commodes, and toilets using appropriate engineering controls and following facility lift policies and personal protective equipment controls.
  • Feed or assist residents during meals and snack times, following dining-room documentation to serve each resident the appropriate diet.
  • Provide routine treatments, such as skin creams and bowel protocols, and care procedures under the Nurse’s direction.
  • Assist residents in traveling about the facility.
  • Observe and report changes in residents’ conditions to the Nurse using the Collaborative Care Model guidelines.
  • Monitor residents’ activities of daily living.
  • Monitor resident activities and take appropriate action when problems or disputes occur.
  • Participate in evaluating care by contributing to the nursing team and interdisciplinary resident care conferences.

About the Company

AgeCare

Runs senior living and long-term care communities

AgeCare operates senior communities for older adults across Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, with long-term care, supportive living, retirement living, memory care, hospice and apartments. Its living-in-place model gives residents options as their care needs change, helping them remain close to family and community while their needs evolve. The company combines publicly funded long-term care with seniors' housing and related support services across its Canadian communities. Residents also receive meals, laundry, housekeeping and recreation, combining accommodation with day-to-day support. Founded in 1998, AgeCare is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Calgary, Canada
Founded
1998

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