- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education : College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Nursing home / home for the aged
Tasks
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
- Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
- 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
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
- 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
- Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Immunization records
- Adult Abuse Registry check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
- Patience
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
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