Full-Time

Health Care Aide

Posted on Oct 22

Points West Living Heritage House 1

4570 Maple Street Vegreville, AB T9C 1X2

Personal Suitability

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

Work Location Information Rural area

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Manual dexterity; Attention to detail; Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Setting Nursing home/home for the aged

Additional Skills

Serve meal trays and feed patients; Make beds and maintain patients' rooms; 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; 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

Education

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

Languages English

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