Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency

Tasks

• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

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

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently a student?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Government programs

• Recognized employer

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Life insurance

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 hours per week