health care aide

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year.

Work setting:

Nursing home/home for the aged.

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.
• Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments.
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
• Supervise patients' exercise routines.
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
• Collect specimens.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.
• Nursing Aide Certificate.
• Health Care Aide Certificate.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Work under pressure.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Physically demanding.
• Manual dexterity.
• Attention to detail.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Initiative.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Shift.
• Morning.
• Night.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.

Financial benefits:

• Group insurance benefits.