health care aide

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Hospital or home for the aged
• Nursing home / home for the aged
• Youth drop-in centre
• Group home

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
• Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• Continuing Care Assistant Certification
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Security and safety

• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Own vehicle

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

Workplace information

• On the road job

Other benefits

• Team building opportunities
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 hours per week