About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.
Work setting: Nursing home/home for the aged.
Tasks
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities.
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
- Perform other duties related to personal care.
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
- 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.
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
- Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Continuing Care Assistant Certification.
- First Aid Certificate.
- CPR Certificate.
- Area of work experience: University or college.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Immunization records.
- Vulnerable sector check.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Own vehicle.
- 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.
- Patience.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Financial benefits: As per collective agreement.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- Parking available.