health care aide

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

• Nursing home / home for the aged

Tasks

• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Health Care Aide Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 to 37.5 hours per week