Nursing Assistant

Groupe Sélection

Québec, QC, Canada

2d ago

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Nursing Assistant is responsible for ensuring the health and well-being of residents by providing care and counselling within the purview of his professional practice.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Establishes a helping relationship with residents, reassures and listens to them;

Ensures the well-being of residents according to the establishment’s standards;

Follows up on residents’ medical files and prescriptions at the request of the doctor, or the pharmacist;

Coordinates the routing of medical reports;

Manages the appointments of residents with the residence’s doctor;

Visits residents as needed;

Performs interventions such as checking vital signs, giving injections and applying aseptic techniques, including dressing;

Encourages residents to proactively take charge of their health;

Monitors the residents’ state of health and directs them to specialists for consultation;

Ensures communication and follow-up among coworkers for any events of a medical nature in the logbook;

Ensures that residents who are ill or unable to get around have a meal, follows up with food service and charges applicable fees;

Assists the director in the intervention plan when a resident shows signs of autonomy loss;

In cases of autonomy loss, helps to evaluate the resident’s care needs with various stakeholders and suggests a meeting with a specialist;

Notes any behaviours or events that may jeopardize the safety of residents experiencing autonomy loss in their file;

Liaises, if necessary, with the family and / or health institutions;

Trains staff to deal with medical emergencies;

Performs administrative follow-up on employee CPR and PDSB certifications;

Answers call-bells and all emergency situations, intervenes;

Meets with new residents as needed to inform them of available health services;

Organizes specialist visits and health information sessions for residents;

Keeps resident cards in the emergency binder up to date;

Keeps a list of emergency arrivals and departures or residents;

Ensures all emergency equipment and devices are working properly;

Manages the inventory of medical equipment and places orders as needed;

Acts as a resource person in the event of workplace accidents;

Performs other related tasks.

Residence - Clients experiencing autonomy loss

Distributes medication to residents;

Provides partial or complete personal hygiene care for residents;

Supervises resident attendants.

KEY SKILLS :

Interest in helping relationships and the elderly;

Good judgment;

Discipline, strong team spirit;

Great interpersonal skills;

Dynamism, autonomy, initiative;

Discretion, professionalism, empathy;

Ability to listen and communicate;

Ability to create a professional distance;

Courtesy;

POSITION REQUIREMENTS :

Diploma of vocational studies (DEP) in Health, Assistance and Nursing;

Member of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers auxiliaires du Québec;

Two (2) to five (5) years of experience as a nursing assistant;

Experience working or volunteering with seniors;

CPR and PDSB (asset);

Knowledge of Word and Excel software.

NOTES :

We thank all candidates who will apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Required

Professional Accreditation (DEP) or better in Nursing.

Experience

Licenses & Certifications

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