About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year.
Work setting: Nursing home/home for the aged.
Tasks
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort.
- Supply and empty bed pans.
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Serve meal trays and feed patients.
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
- Supervise patients' exercise routines.
- Bathe, dress and groom patients.
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : First Aid Certificate.
- 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.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: As per collective agreement.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.