health care aide

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work setting:

• Home care and visiting care agency.
• Work in employer's/client's home.
• Nursing home/home for the aged.
• Group home.

Tasks:

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Supervise patients' exercise routines.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients between care facilities.
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.

Screening questions:

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Night.
• Day.
• Weekend.