Personal Suitability

Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Judgement

Work Location Information Rural area

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Manual dexterity

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

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

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Languages English