Full-Time

Health Care Aide

Posted on Oct 02

Boreal Housing Foundation

La Crête, AB

Personal Suitability

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

Work Location Information Willing to relocate

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

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

Security and Safety Immunization records; Criminal record check

Work Setting Nursing home/home for the aged

Additional Skills

Serve meal trays and feed patients; Make beds and maintain patients' rooms; Maintain inventory of supplies; Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments

Specific Skills

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 Will train

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

First Aid Certificate; CPR Certificate; Health Care Aide Certificate

Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Languages English

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