health care aide

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Tasks:

• 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.
• Supervise patients' exercise routines.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Transport patients between care facilities.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Interpersonal awareness.
• Judgement.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.