- Education : College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience : 1 to less than 7 months
Work setting
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
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- 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
Security and safety
- Immunization records
- Vulnerable sector check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 hours per week
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