aide, health care
Must-have:Security
Education:
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
Home care and visiting care agency. Various locations.
Tasks:
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
- Perform other duties related to personal care.
- Supervise patients' exercise routines.
- Bathe, dress and groom patients.
- Transport patients between care facilities.
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- First Aid Certificate.
- Nursing Aide Certificate.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Transportation/travel information:
Travel expenses not paid by employer.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
Flexible hours.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
Weekend. Overtime available.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Supports for visible minorities:
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.