Health care aide

Pay- $18 to $22 an hour
Permanent full time minimum 32 hours a week

Languages

English

Education

College/CEGEP
or equivalent experience
Nursing, Other

Experience
1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

Home care and visiting care agency
Remote location
Rural area
Urban area
Various locations
Work in employer's/client's home
Relocation costs covered by employer
Willing to relocate
Physician's office
Hospital or home for the aged
Hospital/medical facility or clinic
Nursing home/home for the aged
Public or community health centre
Rehabilitation centre and special health institution
Youth drop-in centre

Responsibilities

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
Supervise patients' exercise routines
Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
Maintain inventory of supplies
Bathe, dress and groom patients
Assist with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related equipment
Transport patients between care facilities
Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
Answer call signals
Collect specimens
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
First Aid Certificate
CPR Certificate
Health Care Aide Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Child Abuse Registry check
Adult Abuse Registry check
Transportation/travel information
Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Fast-paced environment
Work under pressure
Repetitive tasks
Physically demanding
Manual dexterity
Attention to detail
Ability to distinguish between colours
Sound discrimination
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