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
- Productive interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience

Perks

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

📌 patient service associate (North Vancouver)
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