• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Tasks

• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
• 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
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

Health Care Aide Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week