personal support aide - medical

• Work Term : Temporary
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 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
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Various locations
• Hospital or home for the aged
• Nursing home / home for the aged

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
• 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

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
• Vulnerable sector check
• Tuberculosis test

Transportation / travel information

Travel expenses not paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Weight handling

More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
15 days ago