Health Care Aide

About This Role

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work setting: Nursing home/home for the aged. Tasks: Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities. 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. Make beds and maintain patients' rooms. Supervise patients' exercise routines. Maintain inventory of supplies. Bathe, dress and groom patients. Transport patients between care facilities. 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. Security and safety: Criminal record check. Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment. Repetitive tasks. Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Ability to distinguish between colours. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Walking. Personal suitability: Client focus. Dependability. Efficient interpersonal skills. Flexibility. Interpersonal awareness. Judgement. Organized. Reliability. Team player. Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years. Employment terms options: Shift. Health benefits: Health care plan. Other benefits: Other benefits.

What You'll Do

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• 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
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

What We're Looking For

• Mid level experience
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Credentials: First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate
• Security and safety: Criminal record check
• Work conditions: Fast-paced environment, Repetitive tasks, Physically demanding, Attention to detail, Ability to distinguish between colours, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Walking
• Personal suitability: Client focus, Dependability, Efficient interpersonal skills, Flexibility, Interpersonal awareness, Judgement, Organized, Reliability, Team player

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