Overview

Languages

English

Education

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

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

Work setting

- Home care and visiting care agency

- Various locations

- Work in employer's/client's home

- Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

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

- 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

- First Aid Certificate

- CPR Certificate

- Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

- Bondable

- Criminal record check

- Driver's validity licence check

- Driving record check (abstract)

- Immunization records

- Vulnerable sector check

- Eligible for professional liability insurance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Fast-paced environment

- Work under pressure

- Repetitive tasks

- Physically demanding

- Manual dexterity

- Attention to detail

- Standing for extended periods

- Combination of sitting, standing, walking

- Bending, crouching, kneeling

- Walking





Personal suitability

- Client focus

- Dependability

- Efficient interpersonal skills

- Excellent oral communication

- Flexibility

- Initiative

- Interpersonal awareness

- Judgement

- Organized

- Reliability

- Team player

- Patience

Benefits

Health benefits

- Health care plan

Financial benefits

- Bonus

- Mileage paid

Other Benefits

- Free parking available

- Learning/training paid by employer

- Other benefits

- Team building opportunities

- Parking available

- Variable or compressed work week

- Wellness program

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)

- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees





- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

- Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

- Offers versatile onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)

Supports for visible minorities

- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

📌 patient service associate (North Vancouver)
🏢 Comfort Keepers
📍 North Vancouver