Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

Responsibilities

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
• 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
• Transport patients between care facilities
• 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
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Additional information

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

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a Canadian citizen
• a permanent resident of Canada

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

How to apply

Via Email:  [email protected]

What you must include in your application:

• Answers to the following screening questions:
  • 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?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

What might be required by the employer later in the hiring process:

• Highest level of education and name of institution where it was completed
• References attesting experience