Personal Suitability

Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Team player; Client focus; Reliability; Organized

Work Location Information Rural area; Relocation costs covered by employer

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Ability to distinguish between colours; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods; Bending, crouching, kneeling

Security and Safety Criminal record check; Basic security clearance

Work Setting Nursing home/home for the aged

Weight Handling Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Additional Skills

Serve meal trays and feed patients; Make beds and maintain patients' rooms; Supply and empty bed pans; Assist with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related equipment; Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments; Transport patients between care facilities

Specific Skills

Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas; Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher; Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse; Supervise patients' exercise routines; Collect specimens; Bathe, dress and groom patients; Answer call signals; Weigh, lift, turn and position patients; Administer first aid in emergency situations; Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort

Experience 1 year to less than 2 years

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.) Nursing Aide Certificate

Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Languages English