health care aide
Nõutav:Security
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
Rural area. Nursing home/home for the aged.
Tasks:
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
- Perform other duties related to personal care.
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Serve meal trays and feed patients.
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
- Supervise patients' exercise routines.
- 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.
- Collect specimens.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- First Aid Certificate.
- CPR Certificate.
- Nursing Aide Certificate.
- Health Care Aide Certificate.
Security and safety:
- Bondable.
- Criminal record check.
- Child Abuse Registry check.
- Immunization records.
- Vulnerable sector check.
- Adult Abuse Registry 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.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- 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)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- On-site amenities.
- On-site housing options.
- Parking available.