• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

Nursing home / home for the aged

Tasks

• Supply and empty bed pans
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 35 hours per week