Retirement Home - Guest Attendant

Home: Shelburne

Location: Shelburne, ON

Position: Unregulated Care Provider

Tired of living to work? Work to LIVE in beautiful Shelburne! Situated a short distance from the GTA, Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Lake Simcoe, and multiple provincial parks, adventure is never far in Shelburne Ontario! This lovely town also offers a variety of restaurants, as well as a farmers’ market, and African-Caribbean grocery store! There is also a local distillery, brewery, and vineyard right in town! Whether you enjoy going out for a night on the town, shopping in the big city, spending your days at the beach, hiking, camping, or hitting the slopes in the winters, there is sure to be something for everyone in and near Shelburne!

Ask yourself three questions:

1. Are you looking for a role with tons of opportunity for career advancements?
2. Are you ready to be part of a team that will truly value your hard work, dedication and effort?
3. Are you passionate about providing compassionate and quality care to residents in long term care?

If the answer is yes, we would love to know more about you!

On a daily basis, our Unregulated Care Provider will enhance the effective medical administration, Stakeholders Management and Risk Management factors to maintain exceptional quality of practice in keeping with the standards and expectations set out by governing bodies and internal policies and standards of care.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service in terms of medication to our residents by coordinating with various stakeholders including physicians, pharmacists ensuring a safe organized environment.
• Assist with documents management, and ensure treatments are going on as per Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Ensure successful completion of the initial and annual medication administration training and sign off by the director of care.
• Troubleshoot and solve any problem related to the home or resident by collaborating with the resident service manager.
• Check stocks of all the drugs, order for new required stocks, make data entry and store all the narcotics keys at the safe place.
• Assist with emergency procedures of the home, Enrollment – Discharge process of the residents and check all the requirements of the Occupational health and safety procedures.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Appropriate Degree or Diploma related to the Occupational Health and Safety, Public health, or relevant studies.
• One year or more experience working as a Unregulated Care Provider in the Long-term care home or Hospital Setting would be considered as an asset.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team, to prioritize tasks in order of urgency.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and comprehension skills.
• Developed creative problem-solving skills to look at the “big picture”.
• Must be physically strong and will be able to lift up to 50 Lbs.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification preferred but not mandatory.

Interested applicants should send their resume here. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.  

Southbridge Care Homes welcomes those applicants with disability-related needs and those whom need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview. To know more about Southbridge culture, please visit here.