Overview

Languages

English

Education

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

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

- Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
- 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
- Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas




- Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

- Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

- As per collective agreement

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