Full-Time Health care aide (Health Care Aide)
Job Description
Languages
English
Education
Completion of high school; Some college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training
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Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Basic cardiac life support (BCLS); First Aid Certificate
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Experience
No experience
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Work Setting
Home for the aged
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Specific Skills
Take patients’ blood pressure, temperature and pulse; Lift, turn or massage patients; Shave patients prior to operations; Supervise patients’ exercise routines; Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas; Bathe, dress and groom patients; Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher; Answer call signals; Collect specimens
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Additional Skills
Serve meal trays and feed patients; Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens; Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms; Maintain inventory of supplies
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Security and Safety
Criminal record check; Driver’s validity licence check
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Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Attention to detail; Ability to distinguish between colours; Standing for extended periods; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Walking
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Transportation/Travel Information
Valid driver’s licence; Vehicle supplied by employer
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Essential Skills
Reading text; Document use; Writing; Communication; Working with others; Problem solving; Decision making; Critical thinking; Job task planning and organizing; Significant use of memory; Finding information; Computer use; Continuous learning
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