Personal Suitability

Flexibility; Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability

Work Location Information Rural area

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Repetitive tasks; Manual dexterity; Attention to detail; Standing for extended periods

Work Setting Nursing home/home for the aged

Additional Skills

Serve meal trays and feed patients; Make beds and maintain patients' rooms; Supply and empty bed pans; Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments; Transport patients between care facilities

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; Administer first aid in emergency situations; Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort

Experience Experience an asset

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

First Aid Certificate; CPR Certificate; Health Care Aide Certificate; Nursing Aide Certificate; Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Certificate; Mental health first aid Certificate

Education

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

Languages English