Patient Care Aide

Company: Hatts Off Inc.

Business information: We are a client centered agency that focuses on addressing the unique needs of those we serve. In addition to residential services, we offer clients psychiatric consultation, art therapy, counselling services, and classroom programs. We work together with individuals and families in a growth oriented process, striving to assist in the realization of each person’s unique contribution to society. It is our fundamental belief that everyone we work with and under our care should be treated with dignity and respect and assisted to develop to their full potential.

Business address: Head office – 20 Haddington St., Cambridge, ON, N1R 3P9

Work Locations: 229 Beach Rd, Hamilton, ON, L8L 4B1

Type of Employment: Full Time – Permanent

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Job description:

Serve meal trays and feed patients.

Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.

Supervise patients' exercise routines.

Maintain inventory of supplies.

Transport patients between care facilities.

Answer call signals.

Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.

Administer first aid in emergency situations.

May perform routine health-related duties such as changing non-sterile dressings, assisting in the administration of medications and collecting specimens under the general direction of home care agency supervisor or nurse.

May perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds.

Requirements:

Education: Some secondary school education and on-the-job training or a personal support worker, nursing aide or health care aide college or private institutional program, or a college nursing orderly program and supervised practical training are required. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid is required. On-the-job training is provided.
Experience: 1 year of experience in the field is required.
Driver’s license is an asset.
Work Setting: Group home
Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Standing for extended periods; Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Weight handling: More than 45 kg (100 lbs).
Personal suitability: Client focus, Dependability, Efficient interpersonal skills, Excellent oral communication, Flexibility, Interpersonal awareness, Judgement, Organized, Reliability, Team player.
Languages: English is required.
Salary: $22.00 + $3.00 of government enhancement per hour. 40 hours per week
Benefits: Dental plan, Health care plan, Paramedical services coverage, Vision care benefits, Mileage paid, Free parking available.

Important Information The schedule is from Monday to Friday from 7h00 to 15h00. Work on weekends and overtime may be required. Flexibility in schedule is required. Worker will be entitled to a 30-minutes paid lunch break. The employee will be entitled to a weekly rest period of at least 24 consecutive hours per week.

Apply by e-mail to: hattsoffjobs@gmail.com