nurse aide

Education:

College/CEGEP.

Tasks:

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
• 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.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients between care facilities.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Collect specimens.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate.
• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.
• Nursing Aide Certificate.
• Health Care Aide Certificate.

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check.
• Immunization records.
• Tuberculosis test.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Repetitive tasks.
• Attention to detail.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.

Weight handling:

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Interpersonal awareness.
• Organized.
• Patience.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.
• Night.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

To be determined.

• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Paramedical services coverage.

Financial benefits:

Pension plan.

Support for youths:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.