Minimum Requirements
* Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
* Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
Work Setting
* Rural area
* Urban area
* Various locations
* Relocation costs not covered by employer
* Willing to relocate
* Nursing home / home for the aged
Tasks
* Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
* Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
* Perform other duties related to personal care
* Supply and empty bed pans
* Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
* Serve meal trays and feed patients
* Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
* Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
* Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
* Supervise patients' exercise routines
* Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
* Maintain inventory of supplies
* Bathe, dress and groom patients
* Transport patients between care facilities
* Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
* Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
* Collect specimens
* Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
* Administer first aid in emergency situations
* Provide companionship
* Prepare and serve nutritious meals
* Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
* Administer bedside and personal care
* Feed or assist in feeding
* Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
* Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses
* Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
* First Aid Certificate
* CPR Certificate
* Personal Support Worker Certificate
Security and Safety
* Bondable
* Basic security clearance
* Immunization records
* Vulnerable sector check
* Tuberculosis test
* Reference required
Transportation / Travel Information
* Own transportation
* Own vehicle
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
* Fast-paced environment
* Work under pressure
* Physically demanding
* Standing for extended periods
* Combination of sitting, standing, walking
* Bending, crouching, kneeling
* Walking
* Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Personal Suitability
* Client focus
* Efficient interpersonal skills
* Flexibility
* Initiative
* Interpersonal awareness
* Judgement
* Organized
* Reliability
* Team player
* Punctuality
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