Health care assistant

Overview

Languages

• English

Education

• College/CEGEP
• or equivalent experience

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years
• On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged
• Group home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
• Assist with cleaning, sterilizing, setting up and assembling of medical equipment
• Assist with maintenance and repair of medical equipment
• Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Perform other duties related to personal care
• Supply and empty bed pans
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Collect specimens
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Credentials
• Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information

• Security and safety
• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test
• Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking
• Weight handling
• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available