nurse aide
Must-have:Security
Education:
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.
Tasks:
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Serve meal trays and feed patients.
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments.
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
- Supervise patients' exercise routines.
- Maintain inventory of supplies.
- Bathe, dress and groom patients.
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
- Collect specimens.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- First Aid Certificate.
- CPR Certificate.
- Health Care Aide Certificate.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
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.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
As per collective agreement.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site recreation and activities.
- Team building opportunities.
- Wellness program.