Unit Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Grade 10, plus graduation from a recognized Nursing Assistant Program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Registration with the BC Care Aide and Health Worker Registry.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care to residents such as bathing, care of skin, hair, mouth, feet, nails, dressing, etc.
• Serves and collects meal trays. Feeds residents as required and provides nourishment when indicated.
• Performs transfers of residents to and from bed, toilet, tub, using correct lifting and transfer techniques as indicated utilizing mechanical aids when appropriate.
• Transports residents by wheelchair, by stretcher or walking.
• Appropriately use and apply comfort and safety measures such as bed cradles, foot boards, sandbags, air foam cushions, bed rails, and bed alarms.
• Provide passive exercises in conjunction with activities of daily living, as directed. Encourages and assists in active exercise to ensure rehabilitation and/or maintenance of optimal functional levels.
• Promotes residents’ recreational and social activities.
• Weighs residents, takes temperature, pulse and respiration and reports appropriately.
• Assesses and initiates appropriate action in emergency situations such as fire, falls, respiratory obstruction, loss of consciousness. Summons appropriate assistance and emergency equipment.
• Provides for elimination needs as directed; measures and records fluid intake and output; collects and labels routine specimens; initiates bowel intervention.
• Reports appropriately activities and care provided.
• Cares for residents’ personal belongings according to policy.
• Provides post-mortem care.
• Maintains a clean, well-organized, safe environment for residents and staff.
• Observes and reports to Nurse any physical, social or mental changes in the residents. Assists in modification of care plans.
• Assists in policy, procedures and other reviews and audits to ensure the quality of resident care.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.