Health Care Job 041309 in Edmonton

Terms of Employment: Permanent, Part Time, On Call, Shift, Overtime, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening

Salary: To be negotiated, As per collective agreement

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Location: Edmonton North, Alberta (4 vacancies ) 

Skill Requirements:


Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training


Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Continuing care assistant certification


Experience: Experience an asset


Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English


Work Setting: Home care and visiting care agency, Home for the aged, Nursing or convalescent home


Specific Skills: Lift, turn or massage patients, Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas, Bathe, dress and groom patients, Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher, Answer call signals, Collect specimens


Additional Skills: Supply and empty bed pans, Serve meal trays and feed patients, Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens, Make beds and maintain patients' rooms, Maintain inventory of supplies


Security and Safety: Criminal record check, Immunization records


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


Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation


Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Continuous learning


Employer: Shepherds Care Foundation

How to Apply:


Please apply for this job only in the manner specified by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position.


By Mail: 
6620-28 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T6K 2R1

In Person between 9:00 and 17:00: 

6620-28 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T6K 2R1
By Fax: (780) 462-1643
By E-mail: hr@shepherdscare.org
Online: http://www.shepherdscare.org
Business Profile: Christian care for low-to moderate income seniors within an age-in-place environment, ensuring that each resident has access to the support they need, whether in a full care facility or an independent living community. 

Web Site: http://www.shepherdscare.org

Advertised until: 2009/04/11