Full-Time Health care assistant
Job Description
Languages
English
Education
Not required
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Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Not required; Not applicable
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Experience
No experience
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Work Setting
Community health clinic or centre; Home for the aged; Nursing or convalescent home; Youth center
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Specific Skills
Lift, turn or massage patients; Supervise patients’ exercise routines; Bathe, dress and groom patients
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Additional Skills
Serve meal trays and feed patients; Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms
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Security and Safety
Criminal record check
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Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Attention to detail; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling
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Essential Skills
Reading text; Numeracy; Writing; Communication; Working with others; Problem solving; Critical thinking; Finding information
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Other Information
Skills Link funded program for individuals aged 15 to 30, unemployed, not receiving EI. Paid work experience in area health care agencies. Program includes personal development and career planning