Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability; Organized

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Physically demanding; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods; Walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling

Security and Safety Tuberculosis test; Criminal record check

Work Setting Nursing home/home for the aged

Weight Handling More than 45 kg (100 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

Specific Skills

Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse; Supervise patients' exercise routines; Bathe, dress and groom patients; Answer call signals; Weigh, lift, turn and position patients

Experience 1 to less than 7 months

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

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Languages English