About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years. Health aide. Adult health nurse/nursing. Nursing practice. Nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide.
Work setting: Remote location. Rural area. Relocation costs covered by employer. Hospital or 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.
- 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.
- Maintain inventory of supplies.
- Bathe, dress and groom patients.
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate.
- Geriatric Certificate.
- Moving Patients Safety Principles (MPSP) training.
- CPR Certificate.
- Nursing Aide Certificate.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Transportation/travel information: Travel expenses paid by employer.
- 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.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Financial benefits: As per collective agreement.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Parking available.
- Support for persons with disabilities: Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees . Support for mature workers: Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) .