health care aide

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Residential / client's home

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?

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits