health care aide

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• 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
• Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Health Care Aide Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test
• Adult Abuse Registry check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Government programs

• Recognized employer

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 37.5 hours per week