At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide personal care and support to residents, ensuring their comfort and well-being.
- Company: Join a caring team at Central City Lodge, dedicated to enhancing residents' lives.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly wage, supportive work environment, and opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Flexible shifts with rotating days off; perfect for students seeking hands-on experience.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Grade 10 education and completion of a recognized Nursing Assistant Program required.
The predicted salary is between 58.5 - 71.5 $ per hour.
Description
POSTING: HEU 178H26
STATUS: Regular Full Time CLASSIFICATION: Nursing Unit Assistant (15301)
WORK AREA: Central City Lodge; PCN 03009069001; Work Load
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2026
HOURS: 1500-2300/2300-0700 (1.0 FTE, 75 biweekly hours)
DAYS OFF: Rotating
SALARY: Grid 22 / $31.64 hourly
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible to the Director of Care and Assistant Director of Care and working under the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed Practical Nurse; this position performs a variety of routine nursing procedures and related duties necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of residents.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Training, and Experience
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.
Skills and Abilities
- 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.
DUTIES
- 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.
- 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.
This posting will remain open until successfully filled. All internal applicants received by 08:30 am November 5, 2026, will be given first consideration.
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