personal care attendant - medical

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Rural area
• Urban area

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
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Government programs

• Recognized employer

Health benefits

• Health care plan
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week