medical orderly

Education:

College/CEGEP.

Work setting:

• Nursing home/home for the aged.
• Public or community health centre.

Tasks:

• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
• Perform other duties related to personal care.
• Supply and empty bed pans.
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training.
• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Interpersonal awareness.
• Judgement.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Patience.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

• On call.
• Day.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Disability benefits.
• Health care plan.
• Paramedical services coverage.
• Vision care benefits.

Financial benefits:

• As per collective agreement.
• Group insurance benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Night shift premium.
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).

Long term benefits:

• Long-term care insurance.

Other benefits:

• Learning/training paid by employer.
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
• Travel insurance.
• Wellness program.