- Work Term: Permanent

- Work Language: English

- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week

- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting- Nursing home/home for the aged
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
- 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 in wheelchair or stretcher
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
- 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
- Health Care Aide Certificate
Security and safety- Criminal record check
- Immunization records
- Adult Abuse Registry check
Work conditions and physical capabilities- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
- Patience
Screening questions- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Health benefits- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits





Salary: $25.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)